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Roman Catholic All Day

November 1, 2012 pilgrim 2 comments

Today I wanted to advertise Roman Catholic All Day, a Catholic clothing website which was recently started by two of my friends here in San Diego:

Not only do they have some great products, but 10% of the value of each order is donated to a Catholic organization. So, buying one of their t-shirts practically means you’re performing a spiritual or corporal work of mercy! 🙂

Their clothing line will be expanding soon through a Kickstarter Project. In the meantime, take a look at heir Facebook page and give them some feedback on their upcoming products.

Christmas is only a couple of months away now, so why not buy a t-shirt or two for the favourite Catholic in your life? Oh, and just in case you were wondering, my size is a “medium”… 😉

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Fairy Tale Through And Through

October 31, 2012 pilgrim Leave a comment

elephant caterpillar snow

“We have grown dull toward this world in which we live; we have forgotten that it is not ‘normal’ or ‘scientific’ in any sense of the word. It is fantastic. It is a fairy tale through and through.

Really now. Elephants? Caterpillars? Snow? At what point did you lose your wonder at it all?” – John Eldridge, Epic, Page 45

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Religious Freedom and Sexual Liberation

October 30, 2012 pilgrim Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting talk entitled “Religious Freedom & Sexual Liberation” which was given at Franciscan University of Steubenville:

If you are one of the people who think that the HHS mandate is a good thing and that contraception is the Excalibur which will win liberation for women, I’d strongly encourage you to watch this video.

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Mum’s Trip

October 29, 2012 pilgrim Leave a comment

As some of you know, my Mum came to visit me in San Diego recently. In case anyone was looking for ideas for things to do when friends visit, I thought I’d post some of the things we did (or tried to do) while she was here :

Church
Saturday Midday Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary
Daily Mass at The Immaculata
Evening Mass at The Mission
Sunday Divine Liturgy at Holy Angels

Food
Sandwich lunch at Hillcrest Sandwich Store
Lunch at Peohe’s
Gelato at Pappalecco (Little Italy)
Sunday Brunch at Pappalecco (Hillcrest)
Dinner at El Prado

Walks
Balboa Park and the Spanish Village
Pacific Beach. Watch the surfing off Tourlamine
Evening walk along Seaport Village
Mission Bay
Torrey Pines

“Culture”
Cinema Under the Stars
Catholic Answers Gala
Little Italy Farmer’s Market
Show at The Old Globe
Fashion Valley Mall
Drinks at the Wine Cabanna

Mum on the beach

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What makes a real man?

October 28, 2012 pilgrim Leave a comment

Firstly, I just wanted to welcome the new subscribers to The Restless Pilgrim. I’ve noticed a real increase in traffic over the last couple of months, so thanks for stopping by 🙂

Secondly, there has been a lot more chatter in the Comments section recently – long may it last!

Finally, I wanted to thank everyone who shared the Real Men Still Do This post as well as the Art of Manliness article. You helped make it the busiest day for this blog in terms of Internet traffic! Seriously, you guys rock.

As a “thank you”, here’s a video from Texas A&M University in which the question is asked: “What makes a real man”?

So, I’m really interested to know how the you’d all answer this question: What is it that makes a “real man”?

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The Garter Alternative

October 27, 2012 pilgrim 2 comments

There is one wedding “tradition” which I had never come across prior to coming to the United States. It’s the “tossing of the garter” where, in front of all guests, the groom takes off his bride’s garter (sometimes using only with his teeth) and then tosses it to all the single guys, much in the same way as a bride throws a bouquet: