My brother and I were driving through Kansas recently, talking about deep philosophical and political topics. We were on the topic of why there is evil in the world, trying to figure out who is causing all the harm to society. The list was pretty long and included socialists, technocrats, leftists, LGBTQ radicals, RINOs, ourselves,ContinueContinue reading “Living with tares”
Category Archives: Spiritual
The Eucharist and our DNA
You’ve heard the old saying, “You are what you eat.” Well, there’s a new field of study called Nutrigenomics, a branch of nutritional genomics that studies the effects of foods on gene expression. It turns out that the saying is quite literally true. What we eat does have an effect on our genes. Therefore, it’sContinueContinue reading “The Eucharist and our DNA”
When reason and emotions fail there is communion
A few years ago, I was making a holy hour of adoration in front of the blessed sacrament. (That’s Catholic speak for I was praying in front of the Host that we believe is the body of Christ.) I was contemplating a troublesome question. Can’t remember exactly what I was thinking about, but whatever itContinueContinue reading “When reason and emotions fail there is communion”
There is no third option
That’s why I think the notion that we can serve ourselves and be the masters of our own fate is a facade. We are made to serve. We will be slaves, either to God or to satan. There’s no third option. Choosing ourselves makes us slaves to satan.
The suffering caused by avoiding suffering
We can no longer tolerate seeing a suffering Jesus. Nor can we be bothered by the compunction which tells us to attach our sufferings to His. We do not want death and suffering. We want only the resurrection and joy that his suffering brought us.
Review of the movie Nefarious
The movie Nefarious is a Christian movie billed as a horror film. I’m not sure it is either. To me, it is a tragedy, and not necessarily in the Shakespearean sense of the word. To explain what I mean by that, I’ll have to tell you how the movie ends. So fair warning. Stop readingContinueContinue reading “Review of the movie Nefarious”
Salt
One way or another, you are salt. You can be salt to slow the decay of the world. Or you can be salt that is trampled on by the decaying world.
Fill your jars
Hard times are coming. Mother can wait no longer. We must fill our jars and tell others to do the same.
Mercy is worth the drive
No one was allowed to publish or perform the piece outside the confines of the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week “on pains of excommunication!” One day while working, I heard a song on the radio about a pub where people would come from miles around just to hear one particular song in the jukebox. Apparently,ContinueContinue reading “Mercy is worth the drive”
Maundy Thursday and the Mother of all Mandates
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
RL Martin 