This week, a comet is supposedly visible in the evening, even to the naked eye. There's some information and a beautiful picture here. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241014.html Act now! Tonight anyway. ~+~+~+~+~ Today's real topic is Sunday’s Gospel reading. It's about a rich young man who comes to see Jesus and then leaves. I never hear people commenting [...]
Category: Bible and catechism
Links to share – August 16
My brain is still processing my current novel. At a crucial moment I have a whole set of incidents that are not in the proper order, so that’s where my analytic energies are concentrated. So a few links today to articles I enjoyed reading... First up, an article from Suburban Banshee. https://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/our-lady-makes-a-joke/ This post contains [...]
The cry is all for Giotto now…
Diane Tucker wrote the loveliest blog post on the frescoes done by Giotto, in a chapel called the Scrovegni. The pictures are glorious. I would only add that, when I read the story I didn’t pay enough attention to the picture showing the entire chapel interior. Look closely and realize that all the frescoes are [...]
Holiness — every day
Years ago, when I was working on a book about Catholic scientists, I read about Pope Sylvester II, (1000 A.D.) who introduced Arabic numerals to the West. Then I read about Leonardo Bonaci, aka Fibonacci (~1200 A.D.) who introduced Arabic numerals to the West. Then I read about Leonardo Da Vinci (~ 1500 A.D.) who [...]
If you want good analysis, you have to begin with facts.
I’ve read a lot, recently, about concerns over children using electronic media, too early in their lives, and too often. It’s been a concern for a long time; I remember my father pointing to his temple and saying “TV rots the brain.” There’s a book review by T. Mattingly on The Anxious Generation by Jonathan [...]
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