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A Verse in Two Languages about a priest and a stranger at the Church door (Sometime in 2013)

Something I wrote in 2013, below is a play on words in two languages. If you find the quick switch from one language to the other disconcerting, that is not necessarily a bad thing. Understanding someone else is never easy, and we deceive ourselves if we think it is. It takes effort and love. ThisSigue leyendo «A Verse in Two Languages about a priest and a stranger at the Church door (Sometime in 2013)»

“Calico Joe”, Baseball, and Forgiveness

John Grisham wrote a book that I read some time back. The book is entitled “Calico Joe,” a well told baseball story. I like baseball stories. Some of the most enjoyable novels I have read have had a baseball backdrop. The sport lends itself to a rhythmic narrative that punctuates the pace of life. Like theSigue leyendo «“Calico Joe”, Baseball, and Forgiveness»

St Cyprian of Carthage, on the Will of God

Saint Cyprian of Carthage offers this brief and clear text on what constitutes the will of God the Father. When I was in college taking a course in Patristic Latin, Father Placid O.Cist., often extolled the reserved beauty of St Cyprian’s Latin prose. His style reflects the “reserve in speaking» he mentions in the passageSigue leyendo «St Cyprian of Carthage, on the Will of God»