Graven Images
It is commonly asserted that the Catholic Church has “graven images”. Is this true?
Category: Catholicism
Wise Words On Wednesday: Risk
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out to another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return,
To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live.
Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
And the realist adjusts the sails.
– William Arthur Ward
Quick Apology: Doing whatever you want with your body?
Today’s post is a follow-up to the one last Thursday. In response to my comments about the differences between circumcision and abortion, a friend-of-a-friend offered a reply. However, rather than responding to what I said, he simply trotted out a favourite slogan of the pro-choice moment. Here was our exchange:
“My body, my choice” is one of the favourite sayings of those who favour the continued legal access to abortion. However, the statement is patently false and I would suggest that nobody really believes it.
Said no apostle ever
The Argument From Desire
My favourite argument for the Existence of God is The Argument From Desire, not because I think it’s the most airtight philosophical proof, but because it’s the one that resonates so deeply within me. Here’s Fr. Barron to explain what exactly it is…
Spiffy Hats
Today we have the Bishop from the Eparchy of Phoenix coming to Seattle to ordain Deacon Michael and that reminded me that in the different rites of the Catholic Church, the bishops have different styles of hats they wear. Different, but all extremely spiffy…
Quick Apology: Circumcision and Abortion?
During my blogging hiatus, one of my friends posted the following meme:
When I first saw this meme I sat there for a few minutes trying to work out what argument it was actually making. It’s trying to point out what it perceives as an inconsistency, but what solution is being implied here? Is the meme-maker saying that circumcision shouldn’t happen because of potential pain experienced by the baby? Or is the argument being made that babies should be aborted, regardless of whether or not they suffer pain during the process?
Of course, a false equivalency is being made here. The number of babies who die because of circumcision is somewhat lower than those who die from abortion and, while some advantages to being circumcised may be argued, the unborn typically don’t report too many health benefits following the abortion procedure…