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I’ve Never Read René Girard, But I Will Now
So many books, and so little time. That’s my excuse, anyway. In light of René Girard’s passing, I read this article by Grant Kaplan today and learned that the final book he wrote had to do with Carl von Clausewitz.
Posted in Culture, Learning, Living
Tagged Books, Passings, Peter's Denial, Rene Girard, The Gospel, The Mob
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Heading To Philly For The World Meeting Of Families? Watch These Videos…
My pal, Diana von Glahn, aka The Faithful Traveler, lives in Philadelphia. Lucky her! She’ll be seeing Pope Francis, and a couple of million people inflating the population of the city, come the World Meeting Of Families in September. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Diana von Glahn, Other Blogs, Pilgrimages, Pope Francis, The Faithful Traveler, Travel, WMOF Philadelphia
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The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)
While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up for me at our public library’s used book sale. Edited by a Fr. Raphael H. Gross, of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, the somewhat … Continue reading
Thoughts On The Gay Marriage Decision From My Bishop…UPDATED
And from the Supreme Court justices themselves. First up is the initial, and wise, reaction of my bishop, Richard F. Stika, “Sad moment in the history of our nation. But we move on. No same sex marriages will be celebrated … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Richard Stika, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Unions, SCOTUS
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For Pascal’s Thoughts On The Mystery Of Corpus Christi
Back when I was toying around with the idea of actually trying to be a Christian, I personally got a nice kick in the rear from reading Blaise Pascal’s thought #224 on the Eucharist, How I hate these follies of … Continue reading
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Tagged "God Only Knows", Books, Brian Wilson, Clarity, Feast of Corpus Christi, Music, Pascal, The Eucharist
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