Rowland Croucher
Desire for God
“How can a conscious spirit be anything other than an absolute desire for God?” — Henri de Lubac “The sacramental life is one that is open to the presence of God, and can open a door for others into eternal movements of love and justice that are there ahead of us, and before us, and […]
Single’s request
A friend sent this on; it’s a true (as against, fabricated) exchange that took place on Sept 3 on Craigslist, a New York community message-board. I hear you say… only in NY! (http://sleepyscout.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/the-american-way-of-romance /) I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25-year-old girl. I’m articulate and classy. I’m not from […]
Golf
A Catholic Priest, an Indian Doctor, a rich Chinse Businessman and a Aussie were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers in front of them. The Aussie fumed, ‘What’s with those blokes? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!’ The Indian Doctor chimed in, ‘I don’t know, but I’ve never seen […]
Pushing for the power of now
A response to the article: “Pushing for the power of now” by Thornton McCamish at: http://jmm.org.au/articles/21492.htm Dear Rowland, In the article entitled, “Pushing for the power of now” by Thornton McCamish, recently posted on your site, it seems to me that we have here yet another example of inept journalism regarding contemporary religion and or […]
Anagrams
“Presbyterian” is an anagram of “Best in prayer” – one that we will never let them know; and “Baptist” is an anagram of TAB Tips – which we should avoid even whispering when the Spring Racing Carnival hits next month. But the most alarming – and possibly incisive – was a clue from yesterday’s Age […]
New Revisions to the Catholic Liturgy
*Sightings* 9/4/08 — Heather A. Hartel The words in the Catholic mass are changing, again. Over the protests of some liberal American prelates, the Vatican and the US Conference of Catholic bishops recently approved changes to the English translation of the central prayers of the liturgy. Granted, these modifications are not as dramatic as when, […]
Beyond Palin’s Personality
Hearts & Minds by Jim Wallis ================================================= While many conservatives have known and admired Sarah Palin for some time, most Americans do not know her. So the intense media focus on the new Republican vice-presidential nominee was to be expected. But some of it has been inappropriate, especially when reporters go after the Palin family’s […]
Olympic Bloopers
1. Weightlifting commentator: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.” 2. Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.” 3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: “I owe a lot to my parents, especially […]
Brothers
Small boy, watching Big Brother eating an apple: “Can I have a bite?” “No!” “Can I have the core?” “There ain’t gonna be no core!” (From “Cole’s Funny Picture Book”)
A Friend’s Favorite Quotes
Favorite Quotes: “We’re all latecomers to history. When we get here, all this stuff has happened.” — Jaya Savige “Hinduism is rich, Buddhism sophisticated, Judaism essential, Islam muscular and Christianity true.” — John Dickson “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces […]
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