The Second Chapter A short stirring to meekness and to the work of this book Look up now, you weak wretch, and see what you are. What are you, and have you deserved, to be thus called by our Lord? What weary and wretched heart and slothful sleep cannot be wakened by the calling of … More The Cloud of Unknowing – Chapter 2 (A Translation by a moron, for morons)
I’ve always struggled with accepting smallness, in the form of complete anonymity, and in the age of social media, I wonder if it’s a greater struggle than ever. What is it in us pushing us to want to be famous? Why do we want to be known? Why do we want to be known by … More Being Small
I heard a story about a young man that went in for a job interview. The young man entered the office and placed his phone on the interviewer’s desk, and then proceeded with the interview. The interview went very well, and the interviewer was feeling very good about this candidate. The interviewer then asked if … More Will the Millennials Rebel Against Epicness
*Note: In my attempt to read The Cloud of Unknowing, by Anonymous, a text translated from Old English, but still seemingly only available in a – for me – very difficult to read form of English, I decided to translate the text from complicated English to my more home-spun, moron version of English. Already I … More The Cloud of Unknowing – Prologue through Chapter 1 (A Translation by a moron, for morons)
There is a part of me that hungers to never have to speak again. When I envision an idyllic future, the vision often includes a large patch of land, a small cabin, and complete silence. Part of my hunger for silence comes not from a dislike of speaking, but from the regret I often feel … More Last Thoughts on The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise
How God is described in words or depicted in art is often used as the foundation for criticism against a belief in God. I don’t remember when I saw this interview, or who it was with, but I generally recall it to be an interview with a musician that was popular in the 1960s. For … More Descriptions and Depictions of God
I found God in the basement of the Massachusetts Archives, during the fall of 2001, with the help of a very attractive young woman that I wanted to have sex with. The woman ultimately disappeared, but the faith remained. Working at the Massachusetts Archives was the final of my four co-ops, as part of my … More A Quick Look Back and God: An Introduction
There’s a complaint I’ve long had about radio shows – the two prime examples being Mike Greenberg on the soon to be ending Mike & Mike show on ESPN, and Lino Rulli on The Catholic Guy show on Sirius/XM. The hosts use what I call “strategic idiocy”. It works like this: a radio host has … More Strategic Idiocy and Social Media Catholicism
For some time, if called upon to explain how I can believe in a God, I would use the microscope argument. The comments would go a little something like this: “There’s no proof that God exist.” “Science has shown that there’s no God.” “When Science can prove of God, I’ll believe.” You get the point. … More Proof Isn’t Necessary,…but it would be nice. 🙂
Entering contemplation, entering into the silence of solitary prayer is entering into pain. I’m often startled by the pain, the amount of loneliness that is present with silence. I never realized how much my ability to understand has been programed with the need of all of my senses. Many of us are programed from birth … More A Still Small Voice
The Hermit in the Desert 