Why, Peter? A Brief History of the Papacy

February 19, 2022.Reading time 34 minutes.

It’s common knowledge that Catholics believe that the Pope is the head of the Church. Today, let’s look at history – how did we get from Peter to Pope Francis?

Faithful Friday: Colmán of Lindisfarne

February 18, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Colman of Lindisfarne was born in Ireland around 605AD. He first joined the monastery of Iona, then was moved to the monastery of Lindisfarne soon after its founding in 635. Eventually he became the abbot there, a position that also made him the bishop of Northumbria.

TAB Cola

February 17, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

This week we read that TAB Cola will no longer be manufactured. This comes as a surprise to most of us, who didn’t know it still existed. TAB Cola, a product of the Coca-Cola company, dates back to ye olden days of the IBM Selectric Typewriter and Sears…

Worship at the Super Bowl

February 15, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

There are few crimes more likely to drive a man
A man, a sensitive man, a thinking man
To existential despair

Slumber

February 12, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

…to leave reality
and sty to fantasy
Oh the bliss of slumber
‘tis jovial wonder!

Faithful Friday: Saint Blaise

February 11, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

St. Blaise lived during the reigns of emperors Diocletian and Linius. Some early sources say that he was a physician, though we cannot be certain. He was unanimously elected bishop of Sabaste, due to his reputation as a devout man of faith.

On the Unlocking of Words

February 10, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

The art of oratory is little studied now, and so speeches are seldom about stating the facts and coming to a conclusion, but rather a matter of posturing and yelling and chanting. The ultimate failure to persuade is in the use of a bullhorn.

But is it True? Modern Mayhem & More

February 8, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

Let’s unpack the cliches and hyperbole
The nuclear option and we’ve got this
What we know now we have our options frontline
Off the table Armageddon option

Submissions Information Spring 2022: Virtues – Temperance

February 5, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

The theme for the Spring 2022 issue is Temperance. In addition to temperance, we will be looking at charity, meekness and forgiveness. We want to know how you see these in your own life and the lives of those around you!

Winter 2022: The Virtue of Fortitude

February 5, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Join us as we explore Fortitude, with sides of Patience, Perseverance, Courage and Hope! In addition to our author interview, book and media recommendations, and hymn, we have a Greek myth, personal stories, prayers, poetry, and puzzles, as well as our various views on faith, science, and the origins of the world in Controversy Corner. We can’t wait to hear what you think!

Faithful Friday: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

February 4, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Pastor, theologian and Nazi resistor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in Germany on February 4, 1906 to a professor of psychiatry and neurology and his wife, the daughter of a preacher. Bonhoeffer grew up to become a professor of theology, though his family wanted him to pursue a musical career.

But a Worm

February 3, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Who am I to thee draw nigh?
and who am I that thou wouldst die?

Snow Clouds for Children on a January Dawn

February 1, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

There could be snow later, and that would be nice
Children can grow up here and never see snow
Today they might go out and play in it
While we old folks tut-tut, “You’ll catch your death…”

First Responders: Gifts of Service

January 28, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Many of our first responders are volunteers, and so in addition to their support-the-family jobs they also serve the community on their own time and often at their own expense. We need them.

Faithful Friday: Jim Elliot

January 28, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

#FaithfulFriday
Philip James “Jim” Elliot was born in Portland, Oregon in 1927 to two loving parents Clara and Fred. Fred was a traveling preacher with the Plymouth Brethren movement. From a young age, Jim professed Christ as his savior.

Guilt

January 27, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What have mine hands wrought? Light away and darkness brought? Am I become mad? Alack, mine hands are red clad?

Who Betrayed Anne Frank?

January 25, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A spokesman for the F.B.I. /
Notes that Jewish hostages were taken…

Faithful Friday: Thomas Aquinas

January 21, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

St. Thomas became a prolific theological writer, famously dictating his thoughts for different works to multiple secretaries simultaneously… His seminal work is the Summa Theologica (or Summa Theologiae), a massive multi-volume explanation and defense of all of the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church.

Norm Macdonald, Literary Critic

January 20, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

If you’ve seen me since the middle of September, it is a near certainty that I have asked you, “Have you seen the moth joke?” and then—regardless of your answer—proceeded to whip out my phone and play you a clip of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien from 2009.

A Boredom-and-Onions Reflection on Enjoying Life

January 19, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

A meal is a social activity, the society of which is preserved today only rarely for meetings at restaurants. This socialization should not be limited to only the eating of food, however, but should also be connected to its preparation.