So I've tried praying for help etc, I've had other people try to give advice and prayer, but in the end God doesn't say anything to me. That's cool, I'm lucky to have revelation at all, but right now it appears my approach to God will always be through the sacraments, reason, and revelation rather than a personal interaction boasted about by most evangelicals I know. But … [Read more...]
J.R.R. Tolkien Quote on Eden that I Stole From another blog
" I do not now feel either ashamed or dubious of the Eden 'myth'. It has not, of course, the same kind of historicity as the NT, which are virtually contemporary documents, while Genesis is separated by we do not know how many sad exiled generations from the Fall, but certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth. We all long for it, and we are constantly glimpsing it: … [Read more...]
Movie Review: The Blindside
Today I went to see this film with my mom while I should've been writing an essay. It was an amazing film, very heart-warming, sentimental, and most importantly, true.It was also fairly Christian which I was amazed could still exist in Hollywood, but a beautiful story about the triumph of love/charity over prejudice, apathy, and capitalism(?). It's about a family that adopted … [Read more...]
Papa Benny 16, being Augustinian Again
I love our Pope, because he is so Augustinian, and such a pastoral theologian."To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. The core of faith rests upon accepting being loved by God, and therefore to believe is to say Yes, not only to him, but to creation, to creatures, above all, to men, to try to see the image of God in … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Today
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow you soul the … [Read more...]