"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
I went to Mass at lunch today and was thinking about the common concern among Protestants that Catholics and Eastern Orthodox worship the Saints.
Let me just say up front that we don’t worship the Saints, we honour them. Now, that’s a fine and dandy thing to say, but really, is there a difference between “worship” and “honour”?
Today is the Feast of “All Saints” and a Holy Day of Obligation.
“Holy Day of Obligation? That’s like telling me that I must have some bacon with this salad!”
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”… 😉
“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
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.
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
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”?