5 days ago by C. Whitty

There is an interesting collection of photographs of St. John Vianney, 100 years post-mortem, over at Idle Speculations. Definitely worth a visit! Posted in piety, rare finds

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8 days ago by Ministry Addict

In Part 1 we met: I. The Pious Patriarch (Naboth) II. The Pouting Potentate (Ahab) Now we will meet Jezebel, the wife of Ahab. III. The Poisonous Pupeteer And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give t ...

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8 days ago by Cut

what are you thinking?? i’m talking about lord Ganesh. i love him, immensely and completely. but i don’t go to the temple often. i don’t brave the serpentine queue on tuesdays outside siddhivinayak temple to see him. i don’t go to pandals and don’t give any donations (willfully). i am helpless, don’ ...

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8 days ago by dophilosophy

An essay discussing the nature of piety. In the Euthyphro dialogue, Socrates sets out to discover the nature of piety, an ancient Greek virtue synonymous with reverence. Socrates is concerned with how one can be pious, and so must first discover precisely what piety is. He questions Euthyphro, a wel ...

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11 days ago by Sean

Remember the Sudanese woman who was arrested and tried for wearing a jeans? Now this: Nigerian star Stephen Worgu, who plays in Sudan, has been convicted of drinking alcohol and has been sentenced to be flogged. Worgu plays for the Sudanese giants Al Merreikh, who are based in Omdurman in Northern S ...

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12 days ago by C. Whitty

In use as early as the 5th century, this sphere topped with a cross reminds of Christ’s kingship over the world, and the dominion of the Cross. If you see an image of Christ as Salvator Mundi, you will see Him holding a globus cruciger. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof: the world, an ...

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12 days ago by Jason

This guy hits the nail right on the head for what I am saying below… Reading: Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, “ The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom o ...

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15 days ago by Dead Guy Blog

A celebrated preacher, not long since, is said to have given this definition of a Christian “A little grace and a great deal of devil.” I utterly deny this definition. It is false and ruinous. A great deal is said that makes an impression that real Christians are the wickedest beings of the face of ...

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17 days ago by frmarkdwhite

Someone is going to have to keep an eye on the Wizards for me while we are in the Holy Land. No meltdowns, please. This is NOT a Redskinesque scenario. (Please, God.) We can recover from an early losing streak. …It was nice to catch a glimpse of our old friend Roy Hibbert in his Pacers uniform. Have ...

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17 days ago by Jason

Farewell of Saints Peter and Paul, showing the Apostles giving each other the holy kiss before their martyrdom. (Alonzo Rodriguez, 16th century, Museo Regionale di Messina). (Are we going to have to wait until our martyrdom until we recieve this holy kiss?) Reading: Greet one another with a holy kis ...

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