Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Yogi Berra used to talk about "déjà vu all over again," and for those of us with any sense of history, we're seeing it big time with the current Jesuit Pontiff Francis and his henchman, James Martin SJ. That led me to tweet the "reverend père Jesuite" in this way: My reply to @JamesMartinSJ We've …
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A little while back I posted How Did We Get from Scanlan to #straightouttairondale?, which posed the obvious (for me at least) question: how did Michael Scanlan, who (when I was going to the Steubenville conferences in the early 1980's) was promoting a Charismatic type of spirituality, end up at the conservative Catholic type which I …
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Emmanuel L.P. 3000 (1975) Most rock groups were pretty compact: four or five members, but they put out the defining sound of the era. Large groups with choral leanings were exceptional, even among Christian groups. We've featured large groups like Cloud, with their ethereal sound and very Anglican harmonies. At the opposite end of the …
Mayim MM 1001 (1976) Texas Catholicism made some magnificent contributions to the "Jesus Music" era, including this, this and this. These Days is yet another contribution to that roster. From the Community Of The Well in Austin, this delight is a well produced, well instrumented production with excellent vocals and a variety of styles, from …
P/P 7601 (1976) After the food fight I got into with my posting of the one Word of God album I did, I became reluctant to post another Catholic Charismatic community album. I think, however, that the genre needs to be remembered and available when possible, and this production of the People of Praise in …
Today is Ascension Day, when we celebrate Our Lord's bodily ascension into heaven. The Acts of the Apostles describe the "aftermath" on earth as follows: While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, stood beside them, And said: "Men of Galilee, why are you standing …
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With Holy Week behind us, I'd like to stop and note an interesting email dialogue. My persistent (well, sometimes) Canadian commenter took a catty swipe at my translations of Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, which is an ongoing project of mine. Evidently someone else thinks highly of the effort. I received this from Dr. Mitchell …
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Recently I was speaking with a Nigerian pastor about current attitudes towards adversity in life. I have seen many concerned about the effect of prosperity teaching on African Christians, and this pastor certainly practices an approach to ministry that is full of faith. But he also accepts the reality that there will be adversity in …
On his or her own initiative, as was the case with Bossuet. From R. de la Broise's Bossuet and the Bible, pp. xiv-xv: He was fifteen years old when a happy coincidence came to mind. His father, who returned to Dijon from time to time, led him (Bossuet) to his office. There the young man …
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From Philo Judaeus, On the Creation of the World, LXI: And in his before mentioned account of the creation of the world, Moses teaches us also many other things, and especially five most beautiful lessons which are superior to all others. In the first place, for the sake of convicting the atheists, he teaches us …
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