Aug

30

Mother Teresa: yet another model for me

August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I got to the read the Time article on Mother Teresa just now. It has been criticised by the Catholic blogosphere, but it is really all you can expect from the secular news. They just had to bring out atheist spokesman Mr. Hitchens, for example, although he has nothing to do with anything. What did [...]

Aug

21

Abuse of the sacraments

August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s not odd to find that pagans don’t understand the Sacraments. But that they would publish their plans to abuse Baptism in the secular newspapers is more than a little disrespectful. This found its way into an Indian newspaper, perhaps because it would be of interest to the Sikh community. Fortunately, the Church may be [...]

Aug

18

St. Francis’ paraphrase of Pater

August 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Which I just discovered, thanks to the book Life and Legends of Francis of Assisi, by Fr. Candide Chalippe:
“Our Father, most happy and mst holy, our Creator, our Redeemer, and our Consoler.
Who art in Heaven, in the angels, in the saints, in the illuminated, in order that they may know thee, who inflamest them by thy [...]

Aug

7

Have this hymn stuck in my head

August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

…and it’s a nice one. 
Holy God, we praise Thy Name;
Lord of all, we bow before Thee!
All on earth Thy scepter claim,
All in Heaven above adore Thee;
Infinite Thy vast domain,
Everlasting is Thy reign.
Hark! the loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising,
Cherubim and seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising;
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord.
Here’s a nice [...]

Aug

3

On taking up theology

August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I put up a proper post here. I’m considering taking some time off to do a proper course on theology, a subject I’m getting more interested in. You know how it is when you are asked questions you know the answer to, but you cannot quite put it correctly and [...]