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An obiter dictum on boxing as a metaphor for life…
I just saw a clip of Naseem “Prince” Hased in the ring, and it reminded me that I don’t mind trash talk and grandstanding, as long as you can back it up when it counts. And Hased certainly could back … Continue reading
Sorry to leave my reader in the lurch…
Lately I’ve been in a whirlwind of activity, reflection, study, and even prayer. Like Ferris Bueller said John Lennon said….
Life is where you live it…
Odd as it sounds, I’d like to apologize for being such an absentee bloglord at times. I thank you for maintaining such a high level of discussion here at FCA. I would like to be more involved in the discussions, but even … Continue reading
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! (Khristós Anésti!)
Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! (Alithós Anésti!) My wife and joked last night that, while Christ rose from death last night, we’d have to wait until this morning to do so. Handling two infants under three years old for the entire Easter vigil, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Keefe, memoirs, movies, sacraments, The Catholic Thing, theology
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Ignorance is bliss…
“Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismay’d? Not tho’ the soldier knew Someone had blunder’d: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism WOW!, courtiers, exile, grace and truth, hermeneutic of ambiguity, hope and change, I can haz pope, Invisible Catholic, memoirs, sellouts, soft ultramontanism, solemn nonsense, sycophants, The Catholic Thing, This is why we can't have nice things
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“Ohhkay, that was prob’ly a bit much…”
HT To Fr. Blake. And here is the same conversation with, if you will, a few sheets to the wind: . Meanwhile, I have been cutting loose in my own ways. While we’re on the topic of St. Patrick’s Day, … Continue reading
Putting the cool…
…back in gruel! “HEREFORE, if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above; where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God: 2 Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the … Continue reading
Calling all goldbugs…
…or, something? If you thought things in the Church were eventful these days, check out this fandango: Third prominent banker found dead in six days Trey Garrison January 31, 2014 11:33AM Normally HousingWire wouldn’t cover deaths in the industry, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Social Teaching, memoirs, microfinancing, movies, poverty
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Wanna get big, gotta eat big…
A friend recently asked me to elaborate on the dietary aspect of my bulking challenge. The following picture captures the gist of it. Five eggs, with ample amounts of kale, lightly fried in olive oil (and then paper-toweled to remove … Continue reading
I’m not as disembodied as you might think…
I blog a lot, I have a family and a spiritual life and a job, and I’m a book nerd, but I am also very committed to fitness. Here’s a summary of my latest efforts against entropy.
The hip bone’s connected to the thigh bone…
“You’re doing it rong!” While leading a directed reading group with my ESOL students today, I had occasion to reminisce aloud about my days as a rower in high school. The hardest part about rowing is getting eight individuals to … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, happiness, memoirs, rowing, sports, teaching
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“Outside…”
“Zu früh alt, zu spät weise.” / “Zeit verloren, Leben verloren.” — a couple of my favorite German proverbs My wife and I are raising bilingual children. She’s Taiwanese and I’m ‘Murican, and we are of one mind that we … Continue reading
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