February 2012
I feel like I'm on American Idol.
I made it to the next round of Jury selection. -_-
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Contraceptive 'medicine' and other ironies (via... →
”[…] you, my dear, are missing out on real freedom. It’s not always easy, and it’s certainly not always glamorous, but there is an unimaginable joy that comes in being true to oneself and living in accord with one’s nature. I was made a woman, and I won’t let anyone - even myself - try to make me into something else.” - Susan Tassone
Just took a test on Martin Luther, now I am going...
‘Cause that’s how I roll.
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Fringe and The Hubris of Trying to Improve Upon... →
I have a bunch of friends who watch Fringe and have tried to convince me to watch it. This article might’ve convinced me.
Who am I kidding… I don’t have any free time.
A very interesting take on the show though.
(I’ll just put Fringe on the long list of things that I might enjoy some day)
vi·tu·per·a·tive
adj \vī-ˈtü-p(ə-)rə-tiv, -pə-ˌrā-\
: uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
— vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly adverb
[I’ve come across this word in several articles/books as of late, I thought I would share. I enjoy words]
Women Speak For Themselves →
For my dear sisters who oppose the HHS Mandate.
Here’s an article for more info: Here We Are by Helen Alvare and Kim Daniels.
“No one speaks for all women on these issues. Those who purport to do so are simply attempting to deflect attention from the serious religious liberty issues currently at stake. Each of us, Catholic or not, is proud to stand with the Catholic Church and its...
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“It’s tempting to make Lent some ambitious period of personal reinvention, but...”
– Bishop David Ricken (Green Bay)
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Data: Would you choose 1 life over 1,000?
Captain Picard: I refuse to let arithmetic decide questions like that!
9 Pre-Lenten Treats from Around the World - Mental... →
Mmmmm. Malasadas.
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New Evangelization Draws Students to New Colleges... →
“The economy might be experiencing one of its worst times, but Catholic colleges seem to be experiencing their best times, all things considered, because of their commitment to Catholic identity.”
“Paradoxically, it does not suffice to be a mere man in order to be a true man....”
– - Christoph Cardinal Schonborn, OP, “From Death to Life”
The joy of being a theologian, studying means diving into material like this.
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Off today? Why don't you read the Holy Father's... →
bethestraw:
Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for Lent 2012
It’ll take you about ten minutes. Come on.
You can spare that.
Print it out. Make yourself some tea. Read it. Reflect on it - meditate on your upcoming Lenten journey.
It’ll be worth it.
Here’s a taste to whet your appetite:
“We must not remain silent before evil. I am thinking of all those Christians who, out of human regard or purely...
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“In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the...”
– John 16:33 (via fathershane)
