"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Today there was a post from The Catholic Gentlemen on a subject which divides a lot of people, the issue of tattoos:
Personally, I’m really not a fan of tattoos, but to provide some balance, here’s a post from Kim Vanderpool from The Uniconoclast:
What do you think about tattoos?
Jesus is God’s idea of what it is to be fully human
– The Divine Embrace
Last month Pope John-Paul II was officially canonized in Rome. In preparation for this, John Paul The Great Catholic University held a series of lectures concerning the former pontiff. They’re now all available online:
It’s that time again…
I’ve been here before
Now, here I am again
Standing at the door
Praying You’ll let me back in
To label me
A prodigal would be
Only scratching the surface
Of who I’ve been known to be
Turn me around, pick me up
Undo what I’ve become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, I need Your help
I can’t do this myself
You’re the only one
Who can undo what I’ve become
I focused on the score
But I could never win
Trying to ignore
A life of hiding my sin
Make every step lead me back to
The sovereign way that You
I think most Christians have been watch the movie, The Passion of the Christ. What a lot of people don’t know is that the Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus, is a committed Catholic. Here is a video of an interview he had with Dave Cooper at The Rock, one of the large Evangelical congregations here in San Diego:
(Thanks to Wade for this one)
The other day, I received a question via Facebook from a friend asking about a passage she had read in the Old Testament. Her query related to a turn of phrase used in the Book of Exodus where God describes Himself as a “jealous God” (Exodus 20:4-6). What did it mean? Why would God ever be “jealous”? Surely jealousy is always a bad thing?
At the beginning of the year I started learning Kung Fu. It appears I managed to inspire Pope Francis:
