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June 15, 2012
Sacred Heart of Jesus — Tough Love
It took me a while to appreciate the Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion. To tell the truth, as a convert, it all seemed kind of sappy, sentimental and well, French. All hearts and flowers and perfume–almost like a Valentine from Jesus. Yucch. But then I learned about St Margaret Mary Alacogue and realized that she [...]
Chust for Nice
The beautiful Romanesque church at Paray-le-Monial where St Margaret Mary Alacoque received the visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me so Little ones to him belong They are weak, but he is strong Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me Yes, Jesus loves me The Bible tells me so.
June 14, 2012
Nuns on the Run
When I was at Bob Jones University I can remember a demure undergraduate who was a bit of a bluestocking saying to me, “I really like nuns and would love to be a nun if only they were Christian.” What she meant was that she wished there were Protestant nuns. She can be forgiven for [...]
The Blog is a Hungry Beast
The Blog is a hungry beast. It has to be fed at least once a day. So I sometimes run out of food. I have other stuff to do. I’m busy at the moment trying to finish a new book, organize the publication of some stuff, get a new weekly radio show off the ground [...]
Old Monk on Solitude
Old Monk: Go to your cell. It is the way into the Kingdom. Layman: I am not a monk. I have no cell to go into. Old Monk: You are not within your cell. Your cell is within you.
Violence and the Decline of Faith
What kind of news have we witnessed over the last few months? A face-eating cannibal in Florida, a sadistic homosexual cannibal in Montreal who videos a murder, dismemberment and necrophilia then mails body parts to unsuspecting victims. Or shall we discuss the fact that the video is online for millions to view, and a public [...]
June 11, 2012
Radical Religion
My brother lives at the beach, and he was out walking the dog late one afternoon when he spotted an unusual fellow walking along the beach. He was wearing a kind of Franciscan habit, sandals and was carrying a walking stick and a big Bible. My brother engaged him in conversation. It seems the man [...]
The “Real Presence”–A Flexible Friend
Yesterday at Mass for Corpus Christi I spoke about the real presence of the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. It reminded me that many Catholics use an abbreviated form of this theological mouthful and refer to “the Real Presence”. The problem with this is that “the Real [...]
June 8, 2012
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