Just in case I’m not the last person in St Blog’s who hasn’t seen this Crisis article by George Sim Johnston, exploring how it wasn’t quite all Vatican 2’s fault…. here’s the link to After the Council: If the Church was in such good shape before the council, why did things fall apart so rapidly… Continue reading The ’60’s didn’t come out of nowhere
Today is the birthday of Gerard Manley Hopkins
PATIENCE, hard thing! the hard thing but to pray, But bid for, Patience is! Patience who asks Wants war, wants wounds; weary his times, his tasks; To do without, take tosses, and obey. Rare patience roots in these, and, these away, Nowhere. Natural heart’s ivy, Patience masks Our ruins of wrecked past purpose. There she… Continue reading Today is the birthday of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Our blogroll….
is just a darn mess. I’m sorry. It just is. I just love sorting and categories and learning definitions and technical names and things like that. One of my favorite parts of my zoology class was taxonomy. I wanted to reorganize it under subheadings, but that’s a task that would just play to my tendencies… Continue reading Our blogroll….
Welcome to our blogroll….
Effervescence: homeschooling, homekeeping, all that good stuff. Barbara has an entry up about meal planning and cooking on the pantry principle (something I strive for myself, though I’m not into writing out meal plans.) She mentions one of my very favorite cookbooks: How to Cook Without a Book, by Pam Anderson. It teaches techniques of… Continue reading Welcome to our blogroll….
Hola From The Great Beyond!
Man do I miss you folks! I am sure Peony has posed that something with my modem is screwy. And since my husband thought it was great to make our computer a Mac, repairs are probably costly, and costly non-essentials are not in the stars rght now. At first I thought the computer break down… Continue reading Hola From The Great Beyond!
Infertiliy and fidelity
Alicia is sending out occasional updates from her trip to Omaha, where she is attending the NaPro Technology conference. In her last post, she remarks, I have never thought IVF to be a good idea even without the moral implications, but I will admit that I have thought about it from the woman’s POV. This… Continue reading Infertiliy and fidelity
A roundup of all the stuff I’ve missed
I wish I could be making the rounds of St Blog’s a little more often, but “real life” comes first…. Goodbye to the elegant blog Theosis. Theosis left us a lovely farewell post, including a book list. The Mighty Barrister is headed off on vacation! He’s feeling lonely over at his blog — wanna be… Continue reading A roundup of all the stuff I’ve missed
Also known as, “The Sidekick”
“Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expects the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize… Continue reading Also known as, “The Sidekick”