"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
“He who is not angry, whereas he has cause to be, sins. For unreasonable patience is the hotbed of many vices, it fosters negligence, and incites not only the wicked but the good to do wrong”
Hom. xi in Matthew in the Opus Imperfectum, falsely ascribed to St. John Chrysostom
I found out that Danny Gokey, who I’ve featured a few times on Music Monday, is going on tour. Whenever I find artists I like are going on tour, I always make a point of finding out what supporting acts they are taking with them because chances are that I’m going to like the supporting acts too. Well, Tauren Wells is going to be supporting Danny on the tour:
I’ve walked among the shadows
You wiped my tears away
And I’ve felt the pain of heartbreak
And I’ve seen the brighter days
And I’ve prayed prayers to heaven from my lowestplace
And I have held the blessings
God, you give and take away
No matter what I have, Your grace is enough
No matter where I am, I’m standing in Your love
[Chorus]
On the mountains, I will bow my life
To the one who set me there
In the valley, I will lift my eyes to the one who sees me there
When I’m standing on the mountain aft, didn’t get there on my own
When I’m walking through the valley end, no I am not alone!
You’re God of the hills and valleys!
Hills and Valleys!
God of the hills and valleys
And I am not alone!
I’ve watched my dreams get broken
In you I hope again!
No matter what I know
Know I’m safe inside Your hand
Father, you give and take away
Every joy and every pain
Through it all you will remain
Over it all!
There was a lot of nonsense in the Kavanaugh hearing, but this one particularly annoyed me. However, one in particular stood out…
Senator Dianne Feinstein claimed that:
“In the 1950s and 60s, the two decades before Roe, deaths from illegal abortions in this country ran between 200,000 and 1.2 million”
What’s ironic is that she’s actually right…but not in the way she thinks. The Guttmacher Institute (pro-choice research group) report that she was referencing says that this was the number of unborn deaths due to abortion, not the number of maternal deaths because a legal abortion couldn’t be procured…
Dr. Taylor Marshall recently posted a fantastic podcast episode about a subject close to my heart, the Camino De Santiago, where he talks about the pilgrimage route with an Anglican vicar who has walked it many times:
A great one from Liturgy Memes:
A great podcast episode from Dave DiNuzzo on how to start a Men’s Group. I wrote about the founding of my own group here.
The TrueManhood Podcast Episode 8 – The Ins and Outs of Starting a Men’s Group
“Crises need to be faced together. This is hard, since persons sometimes withdraw in order to avoid saying what they feel; they retreat into a craven silence. At these times, it becomes all the more important to create opportunities for speaking heart to heart.”
Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia (#234)