Here is a list of the virtues and corresponding vices copied from Father Ripperger’s talk, found here (beginning at 9:20). Support this great priest! The 4 Infused Virtues – Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, TemperanceThe 3 Theological Virtues – Faith, Hope and Charity Why grow in virtue? Because it makes you good and inclines you to good …
I was talking with a friend the other day and I mentioned that work and family are a lot to keep up with. You get done with work and you’re tired, but the kids are done with school and they are ready to play. Your wife has been dealing with the kids, she’s tired and …
This is a great talk from Sensus Fidelium on youtube called Abandonment to Divine Providence. Stress, worry and anxiety are chronic in modern america, and they are all self imposed, many times because we want to impose our will upon our lives rather than submit to the will of God. Read the full transcript of …
Many would say that economic collapse is a horrific thing, and to be sure, much of it is. But there is a great streak of beauty within american economic collapse as well. Because people will get back to living how they’re supposed to live. More family, more friends, more community, more love. Rely on others…not …
One of my sons recently finished reading Orwell’s 1984. I asked him what he thought about it. He said it was good, he liked it, but the ending was disappointing because the pigs just sat around smoking cigars and writing bad laws. And thus we live out 1984 in modern america. The great pigs of …
I tuned in to watch some of the Saints game on a recent Sunday and the final 2 minutes of the World Cup was on. France vs. Argentina. I had seen recently where Argentina had come under fire because the team had no people of African descent on it. I thought it was interesting that …
France, Another Civilization, Gone With The Wind Read More »
In our age of modern art and the greyness of government totalitarian control, it is easy to forget how beautiful true beauty is. Just look at this painting. Friedrich Nerly, 1879
I recently watched A Christmas Carol (1984 version) and was struck by the beauty of Marley’s words, when he came back to warn Scrooge of endlessly chasing wealth above all things: ″‘Business!’ cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. ‘Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, …
Great Quotes From Jacob Marley On The Purpose Of Life Read More »