Month: July 2020
Discussion about myth
From EWTN’s “Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings:’ A Catholic Worldview”:
A Prayer for Vision
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves; when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little; when we arrived safely because we have sailed too close to shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of the things we possess, we have lost our thirst for the water of life.
Stir us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wider seas, where storms will show your mastery; where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars.
We ask you to push back the horizons of our hopes and to push us into the future in strength, courage, hope and love.
Amen.
Wise Words on Wednesday: Lovers of the Trinity
IF God the Father chose her, God the Holy Spirit descended upon her, and God the Son dwelt in her, submitted to her in the days of His youth, was concerned for her when hanging on the cross: then should not everyone who confesses the Holy Trinity venerate her?
St. John of Shanghai
PWJ: S3E42 – AH – “After Hours” with The Prancing Pony
Today on Pints With Jack, we do a deep-dive into the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien with Alan and Shawn from The Prancing Pony podcast.
S3E42: “After Hours” with The Prancing Pony (Download)
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Read moreMusic Monday: Shepherd Me, O God
It has been a tough few days. COVID restrictions have been increasing and I’ve had to let go more and more of what I imagined my wedding would be like. Fortunately, I’ve also had a song which I heard a couple of years ago at a church in Kansas stuck in my head the entire time…
Shepherd me, O God
Beyond my wants
Beyond my fears
From death into life
God is my shepherd
So nothing I shall want
I rest in the meadows
Of faithfulness and love
I walk by the quiet waters
Of peace
Gently You raise me
And heal my weary soul
You lead me by pathways
Of righteousness and truth
My spirit shall sing
The music of Your Name
Though I should wander
The valley of death
I fear no evil
For You are at my side
Your rod and Your staff
My comfort and my hope
You have set me
A banquet of love
In the face of hatred
Crowning me with love
Beyond my power to hold
Surely Your kindness and mercy follow me
All the days of my life
I will dwell in the house of my God
Forevermore