Crown him the Lord of love, Behold His hands and side, those Wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified. No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight, but downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright. “The World in His Hands” courtesy Micki at http://thewindowshowsitall.blogspot.com/
Halt the Donations!!
God bless you all for your help! I do not want to say too much in this public forum or speak prematurely, but I think we have reached a point where I no longer need assistance in this area. I have to ask Peony the Tech Goddess to take the Paypal button down. Prayers ,… Continue reading Halt the Donations!!
Hipsters: spoiling everything since the 18th century
Hark! A Vagrant: Hipsters ruin everything, part 1
The Truth about the Spanish Inquisition
Despite popular myth, the Church did not burn heretics. It was the secular authorities that held heresy to be a capital offense. The simple fact is that the medieval Inquisition saved uncounted thousands of innocent (and even not-so-innocent) people who would otherwise have been roasted by secular lords or mob rule. HT: La Shaidle
NOVENA PRAYERS TO SAINT RITA OF CASCIA
A friend of mine sent this to me, and I found it to be a very beautiful prayer. So I’d like to pass it on. Leader: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit and our hearts will be renewed. All:… Continue reading NOVENA PRAYERS TO SAINT RITA OF CASCIA
mmmmm…. fruitcake….
SRSLY. Maybe I’ll give this recipe a try. This is an awesome option too. And the Fraters — optissime. FTC disclaimer: No bennies to me. I just like fruitcake.
Prayers for strength
There are things I have to do, that I don’t want to do, but I must do. The first part is just the practicality of getting them done. The second is dealing with the initial repercussions, but later, well, I haven’t got much of a choice.
St. Jude and the Shroud of Turin
This is SO COOL: A third century Syrian text mentions a cloth that is associated with the miraculous cure of King Abgar V, ruler of Edessa (13-59 A.D.), now called Urfa, in southeastern Turkey. This story was translated almost verbatim by Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, in his Ecclesiastical History in 325 A.D. …Thaddeus brought a… Continue reading St. Jude and the Shroud of Turin