Posted in Opinion, Paintings, Pictures, Rant on March 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Anwar Ashiqi, president of the Saudi centre for Middle East strategic studies, endorsed this view in an interview on the site of Arab satellite TV network, al-Arabiya on Thursday.
“I haven taken part in several meetings related to Islamic-Christian dialogue and there have been negotiations on thisissue,” he said.
“It would be possible to launch official negotiations [...]
Posted in Paintings on March 29, 2008 | 12 Comments »
He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost. (John 20:21)
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I [...]
Posted in Pictures on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you. Then he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and put it into my side; [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
And in the frail and perishable body that divine Host, which is the immortal Body of Christ, implants a principle of resurrection, a seed of immortality, which one day must germinate. That to this source man’s soul and body will be indebted for both these boons has been the constant teaching of the Church, which [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Now whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them, and saith to them: Peace be to you; it is I, fear not. But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your [...]
Posted in Humor, Paintings, Pictures on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Happy Easter Monday! Doesn’t it seem weird to go right back to work right after Easter? So strange, a supposedly “Christian” nation leaves no time to bask in the light of this Feast of Feasts. I guess because there’s no $ to be made in it. Back to the cubicles ye lackeys! But, I digress…..First a picture of The [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God?
Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival!
Is there anyone who is a grateful servant?
Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!
Are there any weary with fasting?
Let them now receive their wages!
If any have toiled from the first hour,
let them receive their due reward;
If [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee. Let my prayer come in before thee: incline thy ear to my petition. For my soul is filled with evils: and my life hath drawn nigh to hell. I am counted among them that go down [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. And he saith to his disciples: Sit you here, while I pray. And he taketh Peter and James and John with him; and he began to fear and to be heavy. And he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death; stay you here, and [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body. And taking the chalice, he gave thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. For this is my blood of the new testament, which [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee…….
…how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not?……………..
(Frans Floris: Allegory of the Trinity)
Behold, your house shall be left to you, desolate. (Matt 23:37)
Posted in Pictures on March 16, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Notice some new things in these pictures? (besides the glorious cope) The Crozier His Holiness used is not the twisted Paul VI cross, but a normal looking Crucifix. Small steps……
In a more serious note, His Holiness condemned the voilence in Iraq, and spoke of the Martyred Bishop:
Benedict has called Rahho’s death an “inhuman act of [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zach 9:9)
And on the next day, a great multitude that was to come to [...]
Posted in Pictures on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. (Matt 9:37)
O Father, raise up among Christians numerous and holy vocations to the priesthood, to keep the faith alive and guard the gracious memory [...]
Posted in Pictures on March 8, 2008 | No Comments »
And he took the wood for the holocaust, and laid it upon Isaac his son: and he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as they two went on together, Isaac said to his father: My father. And he answered: What wilt thou, son? Behold, saith he, fire and wood: where is [...]
Posted in Humor on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
To mitigate some of the sadness brought about by my announcing of less frequent posting (see last post if you missed it)……I present you lucky boys & girls with a Golden Ticket…..
The many Flickr accounts that I used for many of my earlier posts have now been made public. There are many pics on them that [...]
Posted in Humor, Pictures on March 6, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Hello All. For some time now, I have comtemplated to stop blogging completely. But, due to some protests, and general whining I have decided to continue, but with one major change. I typically post every day of so (303 posts in the almost a year I have had the blog on wordpress). This will decrease, [...]
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This supernatural revelation, according to the belief of the universal Church, is contained both in unwritten Tradition, and in written Books, which are therefore called sacred and canonical because, “being written under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, they have God for their author and as such have been delivered to the Church.”This belief has [...]
Posted in Pictures on March 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We do not adore, I will not say the relics of the martyrs, but either the sun or the moon or even the angels — that is to say, with the worship of “latria”…But we honor the martyrs’ relics, so that thereby we give honor to Him Whose [witness] they are: we honor the servants, [...]
