Steps were taken that have magnified the idea of race and made it of decisive importance almost everywhere in the culture. —Barzun, From Dawn to Decadence
Interesting phrase: “habitual or sanctifying grace”. Bryan Houghton, “The priests who disliked Mass'
Our worker refused a raise and said he would work for us for less than the little we pay him. I better not tell his name. We hope he will eventually change his mind and accept the raise.
Jesus was on earth for 30 years before making his first disciples. It was not enough to be privately, He must act publicly. So must we if we are his disciples.
Sometimes one learns that a friend is Catholic when he tells you he is going to the funeral Mass for his mother or father.
“Pope” comes from “papa” and earlier words that mean father.
“Unto This Last”: I give to these last the same as I give you. Sc. 71, Matthew 20:14
Happy 50th Birthday to Isaac Waisberg, Publisher.
Roses on Dove St.
An A7 notebook for my Micro.blogs.
Dear Children,
Who will pray for your Parents, if not you?
A Father
Romans 5:10 is in today’s Second Reading.
The other sex is not greener.
“Master, Master, haven’t we done great art in your name?” —after Sc. 31, Matthew 7:22
Even your hairs are counted. Sc. 43, Matthew 10:30, Luke 12:6
Not infrequently one sees a person or persons deeply engaged in a matter one considers unimportant. Most likely, the matter is important to God.