Note from the Assistant Managing Editor:
Even though there aren't many external distractions right now, there are still internal distractions that can make prayer difficult. St. Philip Neri's words in our reflection this week are particularly helpful: "We must not leave off our prayers because of distractions and restlessness of mind, although it seems useless to go on with them. He who perseveres for the whole of his accustomed time, gently recalling his mind to the subject of his prayer, merits greatly."
I really enjoyed "The Mighty Nine: Reflections on Beethoven's Symphonies." This would be an excellent series to read while listening to each symphony in turn.
Fr. Paul Scalia's homily on the Risen Christ reminded me of Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia. "Easter is not like Christmas. We can come and adore the baby in the manger as we wish. He's not going anywhere. The risen Christ is, in a certain sense, untamed and dangerous. He might enter our lives and upset everything."
Finally, Heather King's piece on Servant of God Blandina Segale — a nun who saved a member of Billy the Kid's gang and "talked Billy the Kid out of shooting the four doctors who had refused to treat his friend" — is a wonderful example of the power of even one woman who acts boldly and trusts in Christ.
God bless you all this week! - Meaghen Gonzalez |
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"I'm not a materialist anymore. I don't think the world's made out of matter, I think it's made out of what matters. It's made out of meaning. Look at it from the perspective of modern brain science. What we orient towards unconsciously, which means what captures our attention, is meaning, and it captures our attention before we know what it is." - Jordan Peterson
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Out of This World We're In - Father Paul Scalia - The Catholic Thing
We are not so much against the world as alienated from it because in Christ we have gone beyond it.
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Jewels for the Lord - Anthony Esolen - Magnificat
A man lies back against a wooden cradle, high in the apse of the ancient church of Saint Clement in Rome.
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Newman on Education - Father Ian Ker - Mission and Governance Analysis and Commentary, St. John Henry Newman
The training of the mind for Newman does not consist either in studying logic (though it may include that) or in the study of "how to think":...
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Servant of God Blandina Segale - Heather King - Magnificat
Servant of God Blandina Segale, American missionary, sister, and Western Frontier figure once dubbed "the nun with spurs," befriended Billy the Kid and, it is said, saved many from being lynched.
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Christ had a perfect sense of humor - Father George W. Rutler - From the Pastor
In a letter Sigmund Freud wrote to his friend Edoardo Weiss on April 12, 1933, he reminisced about a visit to the Roman church of San Pietro in Vincoli:
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Editorials of Interest:
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Editorials of Interest
Still Waiting for Full Accountability on Abuse - The Catholic Thing
The horror of the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests has been compounded in many cases by the decision of Church leaders to downplay grave allegations, and to refuse punishing priests found guilty of criminal behavior.
Christianity Gets Normal - Crisis Magazine
The fact that mankind has become estranged from God — from all that's Good, and True, and Beautiful — isn't something we should relish because it makes us "edgy." It's something we should mourn — and, in time, rectify.
How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns - Real Clear Politics
In the face of a novel virus threat, China clamped down on its citizens. Academics used faulty information to build faulty models. Leaders relied on these faulty models. Dissenting views were suppressed. The media flamed fears and the world panicked. That is the story of what may eventually be known as one of the biggest medical and economic blunders of all time.
Queer Times - First Things
If traditional feminists and lesbians cannot meet the exacting standards for recognition set by the practitioners of queer theory, what hope do those who maintain the Christian metanarrative of creation, fall, and redemption have in the public square?
Pentecost Handout - The Dlucs Collection
Check out this new resource for youth (grades 2-8) about the great Feast of Pentecost.
Hidden Viking trade route emerges from melting ice in Norway - Science Mag
In 2011, hikers in the snowy mountains of central Norway came across a 1700-year-old wool tunic, likely belonging to a Roman-era hypothermia victim. As ice in the region has continued to melt, researchers have made hundreds of additional finds.
St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr, pray for us |
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