A website reports an interesting story on how college presidents believe that it is time to lower the drinking age to the voting age. Apparently, college drinking tends towards binge drinking precisely because it is forbidden. Actually, this is not that strange. St. Paul warned us a long time ago that if we forbid something, there is […]
Church planting
I was talking to an old friend of mine tonight. — Yes, an old friend, he is retired now and was best man at my wedding 30 years ago. — He happens to be a church growth statistic geek. When he was young, he was involved in a college campus ministry. After that, he spent […]
I desire mercy and not sacrifice. . ., part 3
So, how does one apply the concept of oeconomia? As we used to say, that is where the rubber meets the road.” Among us, it is the bishops who ultimately apply the concept of oeconomia, sometimes acting alone and sometimes in concert. Even when a priest, deacon, or layperson applies the concept of oeconomia, he […]
I desire mercy and not sacrifice. . ., part 2
In order for oeconomia to work properly, there needs to be an understanding of what it is and what it is not. Oeconomia is not a simple relaxation of the rules, as though either a priest or a bishop were winking at you, patting you on the shoulder, and telling you that it is all […]
I desire mercy and not sacrifice . . ., part 1
And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!†But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, […]
Inflatable Church, part 2
When our family first arrived in Bolivia, we ended up at an Anglican parish that was not even called a church. It was called the Centro Cristiano de Guapay, that is the Christian Centre of Guapay. The pastor/priest there only ever wore open-necked shirts, used minimal, if any liturgy, and followed an older pattern of […]
Inflatable Church, part 1
Blow-up church looks to lure Italian beachgoersTue Aug 05 18:21:08 UTC 2008 ROME (Reuters) – Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers. The 30-metre (98 ft) long blow-up church — staffed by priests ready […]
Homeless veterans
I went to a presentation this mid-day that left me quite surprised. I live in Brevard County, Florida. We have the third largest population of homeless veterans in the country. The largest population of homeless veterans is found in San Diego, the second largest is in New York City. So, how did Brevard County ever […]
House prices
Nationally, the average price of a house in any given area is about 4 to 5 times the average income of that area. If the average goes higher than that, then the houses start pricing themselves out of the range that can be bought by the average person and still make payments. However, some areas […]
Fixed
Amazing what can happen if one simply goes to the discussion group for Blogger and does some searching. OK, so that got the layout problem solved. For those of you who drooled at arroz con pollo, here is a link to another blog that has a good recipe. http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/004302arroz_con_pollo.php Well, so it is off to […]
