Tuesday, 30 July 2013

A Modern Fairy Tale, Part Three

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The prince noticed red rope tangled on the tree and when he went to touch it, it seemed strong and new. The prince unravelled the rope ...

A Modern Fairy Tale, Part Two

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As the prince entered the forest, he looked back at the old woman standing in her garden. For a moment, he was confused, as she looked fo...

A Modern Fairy Tale in Four Parts, Part One

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Once upon a time, in a cold climate, there lived an old woman with grey hair and sad eyes. She lived in a very small cottage by a small r...

Spiritual Authenticity

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Jesus is called the Lion of Judah. Jesus is the Word Incarnate. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. John 14:6 Douay-Rheims 1 ...

Voris says it better than I would--and what would St. Nicholas do?

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Someone asked me custody of the eyes was? Custodia Occulorum.

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From the Book of Job, Chapter 31:1   I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? Custody of the eyes means no...
Monday, 29 July 2013

On the myth of why the Church is unpopular

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On a famous blog today (not Fr. Z's), there are many comments which indicate that people believe that the horrible child abuse scandal h...

On Conversion and Justification

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 In Santa Maria del Popolo  The Conversion on the Way to Damascus by Caravaggio  In the perfection series, I placed a graph of Garrigou...

For New Readers, Posts on Grace and Connected Topics

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Grace Posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Etheldredasplace: A short treatise on  grace , moving towards  ....
Sunday, 28 July 2013

False Triumphalism Is Not Faith and Why WYD Will Be in Poland

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Sometimes I think that professional Catholics, those who work in chancery offices, schools, or parishes forget how small the real Catholic p...

While it is still legal....

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Genesis 18 27. Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord;  28  and he looked down toward Sodom an...

Catholics as Minorities

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As I travel, I am aware that real, true Catholics are more and more are members of a minority group. I think Catholics who are orthodox m...