I just may drop the Post a note about this one: Pope Cites ‘New and Serious Difficulties’ With Anglicans (WaPo, marketing questions) The article is worth looking at for the Holy Father’s words to the Archbishop of Canterbury, of course. But the line that rubbed me the wrong way was this one (emphasis added): The… Continue reading The WaPo: Ableist, ageist rag
Author: Peony Moss
People still go to Confession? Stop the Presses!
….or, at least make room for it in the Metro section: Confession Rite Evolves To Meet Changing Need (washingtonpost.com; marketing questions) First, a quibble — is it “the Rite” that’s evolved? Or is it that people are realizing that they’re not “too evolved” to go to Confession (unlike those who “left behind” the sacrament, presumably… Continue reading People still go to Confession? Stop the Presses!
Blogkeeping
Like dear Mr Riddle, I find that our blogroll is grown quite large, and wants to grow larger every day! Thanks to all who have linked us recently — I’ll try to catch up with reciprocal links, I promise! Meanwhile, following Alicia’s lead, some inactive blogs will be moved from the roll until their owners… Continue reading Blogkeeping
From Thy Bounty
Soon it will be time to start mulching the vegetable garden and putting it away for the winter. I still need to decide where I’m going to try planting some garlic (a friend gave me a couple of bulbs from his garden.) I still have a few Roma tomatoes that are hanging on bravely. I… Continue reading From Thy Bounty
For Mr. William Luse:
his prize for being commenter 100 at our new site!
The Feast of the Guardian Angels
Today is the feast of the Guardian Angels. It is also the anniversary of the beginning of the sniper spree in the Washington, DC suburbs. There had been a single earlier shooting, but it was on that Tuesday morning that the snipers drove up and down Connecticut and Georgia Avenues, shooting one person after another,… Continue reading The Feast of the Guardian Angels
Blessed Feast of Saint Therese
Around late ’99 I experienced a sudden impulse to study up on Saint Therese. I don’t know where it came from, but I read her Autobiography and other books about her (and finally began to have a glimmer of understanding about what she was trying to teach me) I enrolled in the Brown Scapular, out… Continue reading Blessed Feast of Saint Therese
Happy Birthday, Bella!
Happy Birthday to Bella, who turned TWO on Monday!