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Tag Archives: St. Augustine
Reflection on the election.
The Roman historian Livy wrote about the terminal decline of the Roman Republic that “Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus… We can bear neither our vices nor the remedies.” Alas, I fear that our vices have called forth precisely … Read More
Posted in The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged election, Four Last Things, Livy, Pres. Obama, St. Augustine
161 Comments
161 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z rants
Our Lord promised us that Hell would not prevail against the Church. He did not promise that Hell would not prevail in the USA, or in your town or parish. Today we are seeing a shrinking of Holy Church in many … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Four Last Things, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants, Year of Faith
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, creative minority, Il gattopardo, St. Augustine, the gates of Hell, The Leopard
35 Comments
35 Comments
“Judas could have left, as many of the disciples did; he would have left if he were honest.”
The Holy Father’s Angelus address from last Sunday. There is something intriguing here. The full text of Pope Benedict’s Angelus message is below with my emphases and comments: Dear brothers and sisters! In the past few Sundays we have meditated … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Angelus, Benedict XVI, John 6:67, Judas, Nisi credideritis non intelligetis, St. Augustine
14 Comments
14 Comments
“Certain offices in human society require the officeholder to be loved and feared of men.”
Here is a little Patristiblogger offering for your midday consideration. This morning a priest friend and I were talking about the problems of leadership and being hated, loved, or feared. Classic question: Is it better to be loved or feared? … Read More
“He must increase. I must decrease.” A note on the Summer Solstice
Today is the Summer Solstice. From now, our northern hemispheric days get shorter, as the world’s tilt starts changing our daily/seasonal clocks. I wonder if the LCWR leadership have special plans tonight! An ancient Augustinian sermon made a connection between … Read More
St. Augustine, the Trinity, and the Boy
I used an image in my entry about the Post Communion prayer for Mass of the Most Holy Trinity which drew comments in email. The image, a painting by Botticelli, depicts the legendary meeting of St. Augustine with a boy … Read More
Ecce vide, pulchra sumus
In rooting around in my things while writing an article for the paper, I found a great quote of Augustine. For Augustine all created things in the universe, even inanimate things, both give witness to God and give Him glory. … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Patristiblogging
Tagged creation, environmentalism, St. Augustine, theology of environment
3 Comments
3 Comments
A Sunday afternoon riff on salty bread and Chinese noodles
I am enjoying a break in my evening for a bit of frivolous entertainment. I was going to watch Bladerunner, but opted for something considerably lighter. However, in a moment of post-modern self-conscious connection-making I’ll make a connection between this … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Patristiblogging, Random Thoughts, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Christus via et patria, dante, exile, Mr. Ping, s. 123, St. Augustine
9 Comments
9 Comments
Fr. Reader on VINTAGE RECTORY BATHROOM TILES: 05: “In the country in which I live the area for the priest often is very small, simple, old, without enough…”
