Wise Words on Wednesday: The Quality of your Life
“A single change in the habitual questions you ask yourself can and will profoundly change the quality of your life.”
Month: December 2017
Matt Fradd vs. Santa
I’ve listened to Pints With Aquinas since about the beginning of 2017. It was part of my initiative to finally stop being afraid of St. Thomas Aquinas and his magnum opus, the Summa. This morning, as I was getting ready for work, I was listening to the latest episode of the podcast. Oh boy… This week Matt tackled so many topics which are sure to irritate many!
Should I lie to my kids about Santa Claus?
Would it have been allowable to lie to the Nazis?
Should we be allowed to take Communion in the hand?
Is swearing okay?
How does Matt (and St. Thomas) answer these questions? Click here to find out. For what it’s worth, I don’t necessarily agree 100% with all the points made here, but that’s another post for another time…
After finishing the episode, I did tweet Matt, pointing out that he missed an obvious fund-raising gimmick with this episode…
Matt recently quit his job and will be devoting himself to the podcast full-time. If you’re an awesome person and want to prove it, you could even donate a few dollars each month to the apostolate via Patreon.
Music Monday: Bleed the same
Today’s music selection was recommended by Matt, my co-host of The Eagle & Child. This is “Bleed the same” by Mandisa:
We all bleed the same
We’re more beautiful when we come together
We all bleed the same
So tell me why, tell me why we’re divided
Woke up today
Another headline, another innocent life is taken
In the name of hatred
So hard to take
And if we think that it’s all good
Then we’re mistaken
‘Cause my heart is breakin’
Are you left, are you right
Pointing fingers, taking sides
When are we gonna realize
If we’re gonna fight, let’s fight for each other
If we’re gonna shout, let love be the cry
We all bleed the same
So tell me why, tell me why we’re divided
Tell me who are we
To judge someone by the kind of clothes they’re wearin’
Or the color of their skin
Are you black, are you white
Aren’t we all the same inside
Father, open our eyes to see
Only love can drive out all the darkness
What are we fightin’ for
We were made to carry one another
We were made for more
We all bleed the same
We’re more beautiful when we come together
We all bleed the same
So tell me why, tell me why we’re divided
If we’re gonna fight, let’s fight for each other
If we’re gonna shout, let love be the cry
We all bleed the same
Let’s stand united, let’s stand united
Take a look at this clump of cells!
This is Benson, born premature at 22 weeks — before the age of viability. Doctors never expected him to live, and they generally do not save babies this small, but they made an exception…
Click on the image to launch the video
Friday Frivolity When Mr. Bean went to church…
When Mr. Bean went to Church…
When St. Luke is played by Jesus…
Jim Caviezel is back! This time, however, he’s not playing Jesus, but St. Luke! The movie is Paul, Apostle of Christ and it chronicles the final stage of St. Paul’s life when he is in prison in Rome awaiting execution…
If you’d like to watch a featurette on the making of this movie, it’s available here.
Wise Words on Wednesday: Dig the well
“Dig the well before you are thirsty”
– Chinese Proverb