Today we were learning about one of my favourite 'recusants' (he technically wasn't, but he was still a resister and came from a traditionally Catholic family... sort of): Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart / Charles III uncrowned king of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France as the traditional title goes...). He was the last hope for Jacobitism in Britain and if he … [Read more...]
Ash Wednesday Mishaps
So yesterday was one of the only 2 days our Latin rite Church makes us fast for. Perfectly good I thought, so I'll just eat 1 meal and not consume meat. I work in a deli, and occassionally we will slice an extra piece of meat and consume it. Extra care today! I thought. So I went all day fasting and I was amazed at how much weaker I was at work. I am also not buying any … [Read more...]
Protestantism, Catholicism, and Justification (for old time's sake)
So I know I promised to shut up about this a while back, but I just thought it was interesting that Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ (God rest his soul) stated that the problem with Protestant-Catholic ecumenism wasn't necessarily their beliefs on Justification as much as it was their worry about the issue of justification at all.For Protestants Justification is the doctrine upon … [Read more...]
Vocation
I just got back from a great meeting with some Catholic friends involved with the CLM (Christian Life Movement) and we were talking about grad school, the priesthood, and marriage / family life. It was great to see people who really knew their vocations and were dedicated to living them out.As for me, I just tell people I'm getting my masters in History (or Theology) and … [Read more...]
Story (2): Life and Work
Karl hated driving, normally. There was always pressure to get somewhere on time, always the fear of driving down the wrong road. always. He knew that if he could just drive, using only a compass, with no particular route in mind, and if he could master his fear, then another nail could be removed from his coffin. ***Ever day since graduation, he'd felt the nails being … [Read more...]