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The Power of Worship, Music, and Liturgy
What we didn't realize at the time, and I as a seminarian certainly didn't realize, was that by participating in the Liturgy, even...
sursumcorda, 25 October 2020 |
Vote-by-Mail Warning
Today we tried to vote by mail. Florida has already proved that it handles that well, but just to be on the safe side, we had planned to...
The Only Meaningful Risk
Raccoon Playground
One of my favorite places to be is sitting lengthwise on our back porch swing, looking out towards the yard. My favorite time to be...
Internet Culture - A Guest Post by Wyatt
Having just seen most of the debate, even a member of the younger generation is shocked at just how much of a simple shouting match it...
Another Good Thing about 2020
Well, look at that. Columbus Day actually falls on Columbus Day this year. I never did like the Monday Holiday Bill , as we still...
Ten Ten Twenty Twenty
10-10-2020 I just think someone should take note of the date. It works in both America and Europe.
Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport (Portfolio/Penguin 2019) Janet recommended this...
Facebook -- the Saga Continues
I mentioned before that Facebook rejected my September 11 tribute post for "violating their community standards."...
I've Waited a Year for This
Even during COVID-tide our church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis with the annual Blessing of the Animals. We attended virtually, as...
Sesame Street Wants Your Children
This post is about 40 years late in coming. But I'm reading Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism , and was struck by something right...
Facebook: The Challenge, Part 3 -- News
I use Facebook to support relationships and as a writing platform . What else? I suppose I should be ashamed to...
To Be Fat: Drink Chocolate
It is possible I was born in the wrong place and time. Imagine a society where people go to a health spa for this: The...
Facebook: The Challenge, Part 2 -- Writing Platform
What else do I use Facebook for, besides communication with friends and family ? Right up there near the top must surely be...
The Difficulty and Dishonesty of Measuring Inflation
Those of us who lived through what I think of as the "Carter Inflation" have a deep-seated fear of that economic disaster, and a greater...
The Overpopulation Apocalypse
This is for our children, and others of later generations who may find it difficult to fathom how great was the pressure on my...
Thankful for the Rain
Yes, I am thankful for the rain. I love the thunderstorms with their deluges, normal for this time of year. And I'm grateful for the...
What External Enemies Couldn't Accomplish....
Facebook banned my 9/11 tribute post on the grounds that it violates their Community Standards. Fortunately, I'm the censor here.
Facebook: The Challenge, Part 1 -- Relationships
It was our younger daughter who started it, asking me why I spend time on Facebook. Really, the nerve of our children! Doesn't she...
Struggling Through the Media Jungle
We gave up television in the early 1980's, when we began noticing its negative effects on our toddler. That was a struggle, but to this...
Good Advice for ALL College Students
Recently I stumbled upon The Conservative Student's Survival Guide . It's a five-minute video offering advice to—you guessed...
What Changes Minds and Hearts? Hint: It's Probably Not...
A friend recently posted a sign which said, "Trump took ... the united out of the United States." The illogical falseness of that...
Hard Work Wins
I needed to hear this . The speech itself is about paying reparations for slavery, and it's a good one, but you can ignore that part....
Mid-August Update
I can't believe it has been more than two months since my last COVIDtide status report. Porter, bearing in mind 1816—the ...
Iran, 1978
I read and reviewed The Fall of Heaven in 2017, having no clue at the time how much closer America would come to this perilous...