Tastemakers To the Masses: Martha May Be Our Era’s William Morris (WaPo; registration)
Author: Peony Moss
The approaching train (or at least one of them)
Yahoo! News – Report Says Medicare to Go Broke by 2019
You are the Mexican Cross:
You are the Mexican Cross: This ceramic cross ishand crafted and painted in Mexico. Its brightcolors make it appropriate for the kitchen or achild’s bedroom, reminding us of the joy of theresurrection. What Kind of Cross are You? brought to you by Quizilla
Pre-Raphaelite might have been cool too
“Baroque Art emerged in Europe around 1600 as an reaction against the intricate and formulaic Mannerist style which dominated the Late Renaissance.” (artcyclopedia.com.) Baroque Art is fairly realistic but is often willing to smudge the realism in favor of theatricality and the emotional pull that is its trademark. You’re most likely a creative, talented emotional… Continue reading Pre-Raphaelite might have been cool too
Time to kick “I’m Catholic, but…”
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s on the “I’m Catholic, but….” crowd: “ I am a Catholic politician but I don’t let my Catholicism impact on how I vote or what legislation I promote;” but Jesus says (Mt 7:26-27), “Everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a… Continue reading Time to kick “I’m Catholic, but…”
Have you read this passage?
I have the can’t remember where I read that blues. A while ago I came across a passage in a book of spiritual reading, a warning that anyone who was going to make a serious attempt to grow in the Christian life was going to start running into… opposition, perhaps from annoyed friends or even… Continue reading Have you read this passage?
Da mihi osculum, invincibilia sum
Magister Mundi sum! “I am the Master of the Universe!” You are full of yourself, but you’re so cool youprobably deserve to be. Rock on. Which Weird Latin Phrase Are You? brought to you by Quizilla Actually I should probably be a Magistra. Thanks to Magister Mundi Mark for this quiz.
Pope: “Ixnay on pulling the feeding tubes”
VATICAN CITY (via Yahoo.com) – Pope John Paul II said Saturday the removal of feeding tubes from people in vegetative states was immoral, and that no judgment on their quality of life could justify such “euthanasia by omission.” John Paul made the comments to participants of a Vatican conference on the ethical dilemmas of dealing… Continue reading Pope: “Ixnay on pulling the feeding tubes”