Saint of the Day – 27 December – Blessed Sára Salkaházi S.S.S. (1899–1944) Martyr, Religious Sister of The Sisters of Social Service, Teacher, bookbinder, milliner, journalist – b…
The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which "progress" has perverted the way we live-how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die-in this "engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking" (Booklist) book. Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending-balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind's greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You're lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren't. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the "progress" defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death "will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light" (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that "the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us" (Psychology Today). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future.
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, also called Childermas, or Innocents’ Day, which is celebrated in the Christian churches in the West on December 28 and in the Eastern churches on De…
There is so much information on this holy pontiff that it is only possible to touch on a few aspects of his life in this short article. William de Grimoard was born into a noble family in the year 1310 at Grisac, Languedoc, France. He joined the Benedictine order and became a monk in Chirac, […]
Blessed William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford, martyr; born 30 November, 1614; beheaded Tower-Hill, 29 December, 1680. He was grandson of the Saint Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, mentioned above, fifth son of Earl Thomas (the first great art collector of England), and uncle of Thomas Philip, Cardinal Howard. Brought up as a Catholic, he was […]
I will be spending Christmas with my cousin and her son. I will be computer free until next Monday 12/29. Everyone have a merry, joyous and safe Christmas. Charity Action Against Hunger The m…
These propaganda posters, which in modern times may seem crude and un-just, give you an interesting visual into times gone by.
The Pagan Origins of Christmas
Saint of the Day – 21 April – St Conrad of Parzham OFM Cap (1818-1894) – Franciscan Religious Lay Friar, Blessed Sacrament and Marian devotee, Apostle of Charity, Miracle worker w…
Het Voortrekkers Monument in Pretoria - De Voortrekkers waren blanke Zuid-Afrikaanse boeren, die tussen 1830 en 1850 emigreerden uit de door de Britten geannexeerde Kaapkolonie naar het gebied rond de Oranjerivier, in de zogenaamde Grote Trek.
N: Not Your Age You are not your age. We are not our age. I am not my age. No, we are all much more than that. Our age is simply a tick mark on the calendar. It is nothing that defines us. At which…
1 January 2018 – The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God Start the New Year With Jesus’ Mother—and Our Own In the early centuries of the Church, once Christmas began to be celebrated a…
Hacemos fotos para después poder mirar atrás y revivir nuestros recuerdos. Pero de vez en cuando, las fotos que tomamos son inusuales o demasiado divertidas como para no compartirlas con el mundo, y nos alegran el día al reírnos de ellas y recordar cuando las vimos por primera vez.
Saint of the Day – 6 July – Blessed Thomas Alfield (c 1552-1585) Priest Martyr Born in Gloucester, England and died by being hung, drawn and quartered on 6 July 1585 at Tyburn, London, England. Als…
