Friday Frivolity: Baptism By Immersion
Month: June 2017
Catholic Word of the Day: Kecharitomene
At this point, I’ve given a few talks on the subject of the Blessed Mother (e.g. Mary and the Early Church). However, I’ve never had a chance to speak about one of the more interesting aspects of the Annunciation, the words used in greeting by the Angel Gabriel.
Gabriel greets Mary with “Hail, full of grace!”. The Greek word used here is Kecharitomene (κεχαριτωμένη) and its significance should not be underestimated. Here’s Renee from RebornPure to explain…
Wise Words on Wednesday: Keeping darkness at bay
“I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
– Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings
Who killed CCM?
If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you will know that I happen to rather like Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). I think that there’s an awful lot of dross out there which some Christians will lap up simply because it has the label of “Christian”, but I also think that there’s some great stuff out there (Matt Maher, Audrey Assad etc).
Having said that, a friend posted this on Facebook and I thought some of the comments were too hilarious not to share…
Music Monday: O Little While
A couple of weeks ago I attended a concert performed by Joe Zambon. I’ve been driving around listening to his new CD ever since. I’m sure I’ll be posting some more of his songs over the coming weeks, but here’s one with my favourite video, “O Little While”:
This song was inspired by the words of St. Bernard of Clairvaux:
“O little while, little while! How long a little while! Dear Lord, you say it is for a little while that we do not see you. The word of my Lord may not be doubted, but it is a long while, far too long. Yet both are true; it is a little while compared to what we deserve, but a long while to what we desire. You have each meaning expressed by the prophet Habakuk: ‘If he delays, wait for him, for he will come, and will not delay’ (Hab. 2:3) How is it that he will not delay if he does delay, unless it is that he comes sooner than we deserve but not as soon as we desire?”
Catholic Answers Summer Series starts this week…
Hey everyone, I know I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, but I just wanted to remind everyone that the Catholic Answers Summer Series starts this week. If you’re in San Diego, you can see the the apologists at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Santa Sophia, but if you live elsewhere, you will be able to catch these talks online:
Back when Patrick “swam the Tiber”
Every now and then I like to watch old episodes of The Journey Home. On the show, Marcus Grodi typically interviews converts to the Catholic Faith, but in this episode everyone’s favourite mustachioed apologist, Patrick Madrid, talks about growing-up in the Catholic Church.