“Let every parent who feels conscious of his own shortcoming, and longs for wisdom and grace to do aright the work entrusted him, look back in faith and hope to the heavenly origin of family life. The God who created it has redeemed it too, and creates it anew.”
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I am excited for this edition! The other was way too big for actual use. I might get myself this for Easter.
I pray God grants you all a holy Lent. May He use this time to purge us of vice and conform us more to His image.
“And of this Fatherhood the father of the family on earth is to be the image and the likeness. In the life he imparts to his child, in the image he sees reflected, in the unity of which he is conscious, in the loving care he exercises, in the obedience and the trust he sees rendered to himself, in the love in which family life finds its happiness, the home and the fatherhood of earth are the image of the heavenly.”
“God calls pastors to more than quality. He calls pastors to obedience. Faithfully serving a smaller church where God has called a pastor to serve should not be hidden through AI tools, but celebrated.”
“Israel’s disobedience, though punished by exile, could not overcome God’s promises to the descendants of Jacob.”
“According to Kierkegaard, despair is the worst fate for a Christian. Death brings resurrection. Despair, however, brings a sickness that drives us deeper away from God without finding resurrection.”
I never feel like doing this. But, I always feel great afterwards. Lifting is, it turns out, the best medicine for arthritis. 💪
“Wouldst thou like to live LLMiciously?”
I know the day will come when I’ll be “dad”, but there is no name that makes me happier than “daddy.”
I have this — probably annoying — habit where I refuse to call the collection of dioceses in communion with the Bishop of Rome the “Catholic Church.” As I see it, I’m “Catholic,” the Eastern churches are “Catholic,” etc. I use “Roman” as the adjective to describe that portion of the Catholic Church. E.g., “the Roman parish up the street,” “my friend is Roman now.” 🤷♂️
“Historically, the Church understood belief differently. Faith was never meant to be sustained alone.”
“Will ich wirklich führen oder will ich vor allem fachlich brillieren? Will ich wirksam sein oder Recht haben?”
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“Recruiting standards and guidelines should be reformed to include the following guidelines: at least three quarters of a college’s team must be recruited from within a 500 mile radius, and all members of the team must be accepted to that specific college or university based on their academic qualifications.”
“In the end, mass-produced and consumerist entertainment is often boring, while local, amateur sports are endlessly interesting.”
“Therefore, let us challenge ourselves to walk on the ancient path of the old lectionary. Let us dare to be formed by its tried and true Scripture lessons and prayers that discipled great saints of old from the Old World to the New. This old lectionary has new saints to form, if only we would walk in its time-tested way.”
It’s funny how we adapt to things. This time last year it was, “Ugh, I have to walk 10k steps today.” A year later it’s, “Nice! I only walk 10k steps today. Love rest days!” 💪
Ash Wednesday is next week, so now is a great time to start thinking about your Lenten fasts and devotions.
I’m trying to clear out my currently reading list before I start a new book. I’m learning that maybe poetry just isn’t for me. A few good highlights from Das Stundenbuch and Book 1 of the Comedy, but it’s a real push to make it through.
“A radically autonomous self has no obligation read books, to cultivate an inner thought life, mentor others, learn to fail well, speak graciously, and so on. They only have an obligation to themselves.”
“Because of the dehumanizing forces of consumerism, bureaucracy, technology (A.I. in particular), addictions, secularism, and individualism, we have become alienated from the practices and habits of being human.”
“the food system itself constitutes a hedonic technology — one that is so effective that it dysregulates the metabolisms of almost everyone who comes into contact with it, killing many, crippling more, and doing at least some damage to all the rest.”
Finished reading: Das Stundenbuch by Rainer Maria Rilke 📚
“By reading both to our children and for our children, we plant seeds of love that have the potential to outlast us and produce fruit that goes beyond the infinite scroll of a shallow life. By making reading a cornerstone of our life, we aim to become loving fathers who raise loving children through our example.”
In Parental Self-Culture, Murray stresses that whatever we desire to teach our children, be it a habit or a character trait or a practical skill or any other form of knowledge, we must first teach it to ourselves. We have to develop the habits, characteristics, skills, and knowledge that we want to pass on to our children. The Need for Father-Scholars