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Music Monday: I shall not want
I cannot believe that “I shall not want” by Audrey Assad has not been on Music Mondays before!
I was on the phone this week with a friend and the Litany of Humility was mentioned, so when I got off the phone I went looking for the blog entry where I posted this song, one of my favourites from Audrey Assad, only to find that I had never shared here before!
Previously, I had posted the song from Danielle Rose, which is really beautiful and also which stays closer to the original text of the prayer, but here is the song by Audrey Assad which managed to work its way just that little bit deeper into my heart…
From the love of my own comfort
From the fear of having nothing
From a life of worldly passions
Deliver me O God
From the need to be understood
And from a need to be accepted
From the fear of being lonely
Deliver me O God
Deliver me O God
And I shall not want, no, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want
From the fear of serving others
Oh, and from the fear of death or trial
And from the fear of humility
Deliver me O God
Yes, deliver me O God
PWJ: S1E15 – MC B3C3 – “Social Morality”
In today’s episode, Jack asks what a truly Christian society would look like. He’s going to say some things to upset people on the Right and people on the Left…
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Episode 15: “Society Morality” (Download)
Fixing Matt’s movie knowledge
As noted in recent episodes of “The Eagle and Child”, my co-host Matt has a pretty dire knowledge of movies. For example, he has only recently been introduced to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. This Christmas was his first time watching It’s a wonderful life (or “Winter Wonderland” as he insisted on calling it…). Put simply, Matt has had some major flaws in his education…
Since one of the great Spiritual Works of Mercy is “Instructing the ignorant”, I could hardly call myself a good Christian if I didn’t attempt to remedy these serious deficiencies. So, with that, these are my “must-see” movies. The basic rule of thumb I’ve used is: would I judge someone if I found out they hadn’t seen these movies?
Aliens
Anchorman (if you live in San Diego)
Back to the Future trilogy
Batman trilogy
Blade Runner
Braveheart
Bruce Almighty
Casablanca
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Dances with Wolves
Die Hard trilogy
Dirty Dancing
Disney: Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Lion King, Toy Story
Dumb & Dumber
ET
Elf
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Fiddler on the roof
Forrest Gump
Gattaca
Ghostbusters (1984)
Gladiator
Good Will Hunting
Goodfellas
Grease
Hitch
Inception
The Mission
Jaws
James Bond: Goldfinger, Golden Eye, Casino Royale, Skyfall
Jurassic Park
Leon: The Professional
Life is beautiful
Lord of the Rings
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Mary Poppins
Marvel: Iron Man, Captain America, The Avengers
Memento
Mrs Doubtfire
My Fair Lady
Patriot Games
Psycho
Rocky
Roman Holiday
Rudy
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler’s List
Space Balls
The Exorcist
The good, the bad and the ugly
The Matrix
The Bourne Identity
The Breakfast Club
The Big Lebowski
The Princess Bride
The Shining
The Dead Poets Society
The Passion of the Christ
The Shawshank Redemption
The Silence of the Lambs
The Sound of Music
The Truman Show
The Terminator and Terminator 2
The Wizard of Oz
Top Gun
Zoolander
So…what do you think I’ve missed?
PWJ: S1E14.5 – Bonus – “Merry Christmas!”
Rather than going through a chapter of “Mere Christianity” in this episode, today Matt and I are just going to be chatting about Christmas. You’ll get to hear about our favourite songs, the best presents we’ve received and our treasured Christmas memories. So sit back, pour yourself some eggnog and enjoy!
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Episode 14.5: “Merry Christmas!” (Download)
The Thing I couldn’t Stand About Modesty Talks
Hand on heart, there are some parts of the whole chastity movement which I find really annoying. For me, the chief offender here is “the modesty talk”. Now, to be clear, I have heard some excellent talks on modesty. However, I’ve also sat and listened to many which I thought were asinine, prudish and made me roll my eyes until I felt dizzy.
This week I came across this video by Emily Wilson where she expresses similar frustrations. She too gets irritated when the primary reason given for girls dressing modestly is to not lead men to lustful thoughts. She thinks that the primary reason for dressing modestly lies somewhere else…
Emily gets it. Emily dresses classily. Be like Emily.
Wise Words on Wednesday: A heart like a manger
“Ah! If only your heart could become a manger, then God would ponce again become a child on this earth”
– Angelus Silesius (via Pope Francis via Fr. Godric via Fr. Boniface)