Although it is late, I hope it will turn out to be Clematis John Paul II.
Might be nice out today.
There is no reason to pity the damned.
Even if your party wins, keep the pressure on.
If by chance some party, some administration gives [the agitator] one hundred per cent of what he demands, let him acknowledge it handsomely; but he need not thank them. They did it because they had to, or because their conscience compelled them. In neither case was it done for him. —John Jay Chapman, Practical Agitation, 1900, 1909, 2020, p. 40.
We who believe in hell are not surprised that men and women do damnable things. (Well, I’m still surprised about women.)
Good find:
I love this: Fred Sanders finds an often-cited obviously-bogus quotation by St. Augustine and shows that … um … it’s actually not bogus at all. Totally authentic.
It is easy for us to acknowledge that Jesus died for our sins, harder to acknowledge that we chose Barabbas.
Jesus Christ, Son of Man. Jesus Barabbas, Son of the Father.
Wikipedia, Barabbas.
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We think: God. We think: Eternity.
Not all fears are phobias; nor need one fear to be against.
Consider that some people go to hell, and the world becomes more rational. Consider that other people go to heaven, and the world becomes more lovable.
The past several years have shown that many people cling to absurd beliefs contradictory to one’s own beliefs.
If you want life keep the commandments. Sc. 71, Mark 10:19
When the world was Catholic, the world needed better Catholics; now that the world is not Catholic, the world needs Catholics.
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. Mark 3:30
The eternal sin that will not be forgiven: blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, the Protector, the Spirit of Truth.
Many people thought that the COVID shots were safe and effective and that the 2020 election was honest.
Mary Murphy, “New Friends”. Mary Meets Barbie.
Mary Murphy: Not Just for Kids
The World is not the Devil
My kingdom isn’t in the world. Sc. 87, John 18:36
Two things to consider:
- When we fight with men, as we sometimes must, we are in this world.
- When we fight with the devil, as we sometimes may have to, we are not fighting with men.
Get out of my way, Satan. Sc. 53, Matthew 16:23, Mark 8:33
Yet Peter is a saint, and Satan is a devil.
“my race” —from today’s 2nd Reading, Romans 11:14
“Race” is more commonly translated “people” or “flesh” (Ronald Knox: “flesh and blood”, which seems good).
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