Thursday, June 24, 2010

Dogma

This is called being free from the fetters of Dogma; and it means holding opinions without knowing why. GKC

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Cardinal Cormac

while Cormac is a very very nice man, he’s also a terrible snob –

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Social

we all know that when used as a modifier, “social” means “not”; e.g., social justice, social security, social worker, etc.).

GKC on prohibition

But a Constitution is simply the statement of how laws are made. It has no business whatever with saying which laws should be made.

Monday, June 21, 2010

GKC

G.K. Chesterton observed that "sex is the materialist's religion."

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Vatican visitation

I have a confession to make: Part of me hopes that the Vatican will lay down the law and warmly invite us to return to a semblance of religious life that we once lived prior to our expensive monthly perms, our fashion designer clothes and the select-your-own-autonomy mode of life which we have exercised for the past four decades.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

People

And you don't learn to know what people need by fitting them into
your neat little categories, or matching them to your little store-bought
theories.