Month: November 2015

Music Monday: My Story

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So earlier this year I decided to give Country music a bit of a break and tuned my car’s radio to the local Christian music station. Initially I wasn’t very impressed, but over the months I’ve found quite a few diamonds among the rough. One of them was by a band I hadn’t heard from in years, the wonderfully named “Big Daddy Weave”. Today’s song is “My Story”…

If I told you my story…you would hear hope that wouldn’t let go
If I told you my story…you would hear love that never gave up
If I told you my story…you would hear life but it wasn’t mine

If I should speak then let it be…

…of the grace that is greater than all my sin
…of when justice was served and where mercy wins
…of the kindness of Jesus that draws me in
…to tell you my story is to tell of Him

If I told you my story…you would hear victory over the enemy
If told you my story…you would hear freedom that was won for me
If I told you my story…you would hear life overcome the grave

If I should speak then let it be…

This is my story this is my song praising my Savior all the day long

When you’re forced to say silly things…

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Yesterday morning I was standing outside of a Planned Parenthood clinic and, as we prayed the rosary, I was reminded of a video I saw a few weeks ago and I made a mental note to share it here today. The video was of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, an American Politician, being interviewed about her children…

Here’s a transcript of the interview with my comments interspersed:

Interviewer: In your opinion, were [your children] human beings before they were born?

This is a simple question. It deserves a simple “Yes” or “No” answer. Of course, the answer is obvious: yes! Of course, they were human beings before they were born, it’s a simple matter of biology. They were living organisms with human DNA – they were therefore human.

Schultz: You know, I believe that every woman has the right to make their own reproductive choices.

Notice how a simple question was completely avoided. Instead of an answer, we were treated to a political slogan.

Interviewer: But what did you believe about your children?

The question is politely repeated…

Schultz: That I had the right to make my own reproductive choices, which I was glad to have and which I was proud to have.

Again the question is avoided. However, her response dresses in very nice language her rather distressing viewpoint, that she had the right to kill her children if she had so desired.

Interviewer: So were they human beings? Just yes or no.

Yet again, the question is politely repeated…

Schultz: They’re human beings today, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to make my own reproductive choices, as — a right that every woman has and should maintain.

So if they’re human beings today, what on earth were they before? Ants? Elephants? Dolphins? What species transitions into humanity? Aren’t we pro-lifers meant to be the ones who are unscientific? Sheesh…

I look back over this interview and marvel. I understand why this politician responds in the way she does – her philosophy demands it…even if it makes her look rather silly. Since she is in favour of “reproductive choices”, she is forced to avoid answering basic biological questions…because to do so honestly would bring her worldview into sharp conflict with reality.

The Antichrist

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Pope

“….throughout the short history of Protestant-styled Christianity, Evangelicals have identified the single antichrist as many entities: Queen Mary, Ronald Reagan, Adolph Hitler, Islam, Henry Kissinger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Saddam Hussein, Barrack Obama, George Soros, even the Visa Corporation, and many others.

“When false teachings and imaginary enemies are revealed as simple Evangelical speculation, the system is rebooted and the title of antichrist defaults to the pope. It is expected; Jesus was accused of being demon-possessed. It is fitting for the Vicar of Christ to share some labels”

– Patrick Vanderpool

The Testament of St. Francis

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One of the books I read on sabbatical was St. Francis and the Cross by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa and Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini. In the book they reflected on “The Testament of St. Francis”, a work which the great Saint dictated to a scribe shortly before his death.

I have, on occasion, met Anglican Franciscans, but after having read Francis’ Testament, I don’t really understand how one could wish to embrace Franciscan in spirituality and yet not become part of the Catholic Church. Below is the document in its entirety.

St. Francis

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