Archive for July, 2008
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008A little lighthearted humour about a very serious current situation.
To the Land of the Setting Sun
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I am travelling westward, to the National Shrine in Knock today for their annual youth festival. I will be speaking on Saturday about Scripture. Although I’ve been to Knock many times, this is not a group with whom I am familiar, so I want to be there for the weekend to get a feel for [...]
Things Ecumenical
Monday, July 21st, 2008Fascinating article by fellow South Dakotan Joseph Bottum on First Things–on the decline of mainline Protestantism in the US. It’s a long but thorough analysis of the situation, and its likely impact on social/political life there–lots of food for thought.
Quirky Meme
Friday, July 18th, 2008Just got tagged for a meme by Belloc. Six unspectacular quirks of mine…only six?
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag six fellow bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the six blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve [...]
The Hidden Life and the Mission of the Church
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Some years ago, I left a good job for the missions. One of the reasons I did so was that I was tired of the fact that nearly half my time was spent doing piddly little things that I didn’t care about: record keeping, making sure an extension cord was in the right place at [...]
So, Tell it to the Irish!
Saturday, July 12th, 2008So I was chatting with my dad the other night, who lives in America, and he mentioned that he had heard about a big initiative for evangelization that is being launched in the Archdiocese of Dublin. What initiative, I wondered–since I live in Dublin, and have heard no such thing. ‘It was in the paper,’ [...]
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