Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!

"A [preacher] who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they are necessarily reflected in his [preaching]." — BXVI

11 December 2009

Cardboard cut-out of an empty suit?

Another OUCH for B.O. . . The Norwegians are a little miffed that The One skipped out on most of the Nobel Peace Prize parties, including ...

2+2 is NOT 4. . .unless The Party says it is. (UPDATED)

Mathematician discovers that the laws of physics, the truths of math, and the non-existence of God are all determined by a majority vote of ...

10 December 2009

Coffee Bowl Browsing

Q: Why has B.O. dropped 20 points in the polls? A: He's not the Messiah we are looking for. In fact, 44% of Americans say that th...

Coffee Bowl Browsing (Video Edition)

I'm working on getting the Holy Father to decree infallibly the following: "I solemnly declare, and all Catholics must faithfully ...

09 December 2009

The Beast

The Beast has been sent to my director. . .I have about ten pages to go to reach a conclusion. My plan for the last chapter doesn't rea...

08 December 2009

I.C. reposts. . .

This is really lazy. . .a repost of three reposts! Shame. . . Most Dangerous Announcement (2005) Mary's YES is Our Mission (2006)...

Am I a closet libertarian?!

Another break from The Thesis. . . I found this piece by Doctor Zero, "The First Sign of Corruption," to be strangely warming. ...

Thanks! And keep praying, please...

Just a quick post to thank you all for your prayers. . . My gloom (purely self-imposed) about the thesis was quickly lifted when I checked...

07 December 2009

Devil's Dictionary to Copenhagen (Straight-Long Cut, please)

My brain is mush. . .no, that's not right. . .even mush as a certain kind of gooey consistency that can be molded to a container. Anyw...

Fr. Philip the Preacher VS. Fr. Philip the Philosopher

Me mumbling to myself about writing this thesis: "It's like training a pony for the circus and then sticking him in petting zoo.&...

05 December 2009

The Real 2nd Sun of Advent 2007 Homily

[OK. . .this is my homily from 2nd Sun of Advent 2007. . .the repost below this repost is my homily for the Monday after 2nd Sun of Advent. ...

Let astonishment seize you. . .(2nd Sun of Advent 2007)

[NB. This is a repost. I am running up against a deadline for my thesis, so blogging will be very light until Wed, Dec 9th.] [NB. This...

03 December 2009

Desecrating the Host: another try

OK. . .let's try this again: A young man comes into my office and tells me that last Sunday he stole a host at Mass and intends to flu...

Desecrating the Eucharist: how Catholics should respond (UPDATED)

Question: How should Catholics react/respond to Youtube vids of atheists and other anti-religious types desecrating the Blessed Sacrament? ...

02 December 2009

Feminism: men's secret plan to escape responsibility

Matt Patterson of PJTV will have to be drummed out of the "No Girls Club" for posting this piece, "Men, the Gender Wars are ...

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