December 2011
5 posts
“Because of piety’s penchant for taking itself too seriously, theology does well...”
– Tom Oden (via Philip Tallon on Twitter)
I take pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of God and of mortals: agreement among brothers and sisters, friendship among neighbours, and a wife and husband who live in harmony.
- Sirach 25:1
“The most important element in this teaching declares: the ultimate fulfillment,...”
– Infinite Resources: Josef Pieper’s Only the Lover Sings
Ambrose's Advent Prayer
In honor of St. Ambrose Day (Dec. 7th), an advent prayer by the man himself:
O God, who did look on humanity when they had fallen down into death and resolve to redeem them by the advent of your only-begotten Son, grant, we ask you, that they who confess his glorious incarnation may also be admitted to the fellowship of him their Redeemer; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
