Adventus

"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."--Soren Kierkegaard

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

'shadows of the indignant desert birds'

For the good of the nation, Fox hosts should be careful when they speak. The President is watching. And he’ll believe ANYTHING you guys sa...

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent-2017

The presidents and satraps conspired and came to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live forever! All the presidents of the...

The second time as farce....

Just heard Fake News CNN is doing polls again despite the fact that their election polls were a WAY OFF disaster. Much higher ratings at F...

Monday, March 20, 2017

Your Own Personal Jesus

Maybe it’s the values of hierarchy, authority, and tradition that churches instill. Maybe religion builds habits and networks that help p...

The Emperor is not only naked, he's not an emperor....

One of the few times I've agreed with Ted Cruz So this is what we have on the wiretapping claim President Trump made 2 weeks ago: ...

The question is:

How does a President with a -21% approval rating function at all? Josh Marshall thinks this is due to the ACA repeal effort, and Trump...

Sunday, March 19, 2017

"Choose love over fear"

As a kid and consumer of comic books, I was never a fan of Captain America. Fantastic Four and the Hulk and even Dr. Strange, yes. Ca...

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Was Malthus ever a drunk frat boy?

Inquiring minds want to know: [Rep. Paul] Ryan: So, the health care entitlements are the big, big, big drivers of our debt. There are ...

Friday, March 17, 2017

Watching the monkey joylessly dance his tired routine

Then? We're looking into it very, very strongly. At a certain point in time I'll be revealing some interesting things," Tr...

Of Meat and Men

Nope; never been there, not planning to go there. I'm sure it's good, but I'm not making a four hour drive to Austin to g...

St. Patrick's Day 2017

I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through belief in the Threeness, through confession of the Onenes...

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Noises off

First, the fun parts of the Court's opinion: The illogic of the Government’s contentions is palpable. The notion that one can demon...

As if the label "Me Generation" wasn't iron-clad evidence enough

We know that when people were born is important, and determines inalterably what those people will grow up to act like. We know this be...

Second Thursday in Lent--2017

One dies in full prosperity, being wholly at ease and secure, his loins full of milk and the marrow of his bones moist. Another dies...

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

"Co-ed head; enter at your own risk"

I wonder about the French. I've been binge-watching on Netflix, a bad habit at my age. Trouble is, so many TV shows on Netflix are...

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