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“In theology as in philosophy there are no slick answers, which is perhaps why theologians and philosophers talk so interminably.”
— Herbert McCabe
— Herbert McCabe
Wrote this on Reddit; hoping that some of the mystery buffs here might get a kick out of it. Premise is “What if *The Hound of the Baskervilles* were written by other mystery writers?”
June 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Wrote this on Reddit; hoping that some of the mystery buffs here might get a kick out of it. Premise is “What if *The Hound of the Baskervilles* were written by other mystery writers?”
Someone alerted me to this report on Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith’s struggle with religious OCD. Good on him for sharing this publicly. This passage describes exactly what living with it is like:
www.indystar.com/story/sports...
www.indystar.com/story/sports...
June 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Someone alerted me to this report on Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith’s struggle with religious OCD. Good on him for sharing this publicly. This passage describes exactly what living with it is like:
www.indystar.com/story/sports...
www.indystar.com/story/sports...
This letter, from a Catholic with OCD, is exactly what I have been going through. The screenshot in particular. The problem is that there’s no way out, is there? There’s no cure for OCD or scrupulosity.
June 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This letter, from a Catholic with OCD, is exactly what I have been going through. The screenshot in particular. The problem is that there’s no way out, is there? There’s no cure for OCD or scrupulosity.
“Theater”
by William Greenway
by William Greenway
June 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Theater”
by William Greenway
by William Greenway
Of course I write the previous post and then go to see *South Pacific*, by the only Broadway lyricist who could pull off the words
June 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Of course I write the previous post and then go to see *South Pacific*, by the only Broadway lyricist who could pull off the words
Fr. Carr is always great and always worth reading:
www.patreon.com/posts/choir-...
I was particularly struck by this:
www.patreon.com/posts/choir-...
I was particularly struck by this:
June 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fr. Carr is always great and always worth reading:
www.patreon.com/posts/choir-...
I was particularly struck by this:
www.patreon.com/posts/choir-...
I was particularly struck by this:
I wrote this elsewhere. It explains a lot of my disconnect with modern U.S. Catholicism and why I feel like the church of my childhood is dead.
June 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wrote this elsewhere. It explains a lot of my disconnect with modern U.S. Catholicism and why I feel like the church of my childhood is dead.
Just for the hell of it, some James Tate:
June 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just for the hell of it, some James Tate:
Reminded of some lines from a Peter Lovesey book:
June 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reminded of some lines from a Peter Lovesey book:
Harrumph. Hmph. Harrum! Where is Dr. Fell when you need him?
June 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Harrumph. Hmph. Harrum! Where is Dr. Fell when you need him?
One of the best seasons (*series*, Jason) yet of *Taskmaster*. Consistently consummately hilarious. Also:
i.ibb.co/bgqn1WJS/ale...
i.ibb.co/bgqn1WJS/ale...
June 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
One of the best seasons (*series*, Jason) yet of *Taskmaster*. Consistently consummately hilarious. Also:
i.ibb.co/bgqn1WJS/ale...
i.ibb.co/bgqn1WJS/ale...
At the other place, I clicked the “Profile Summary” button, and it says:
April 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
At the other place, I clicked the “Profile Summary” button, and it says:
Bridget Christie in a “DRAMATIC meeting” with various aspects of her personality.
March 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bridget Christie in a “DRAMATIC meeting” with various aspects of her personality.
A poem for February.
“The Christmas Robin”
by Robert Graves
“The Christmas Robin”
by Robert Graves
February 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A poem for February.
“The Christmas Robin”
by Robert Graves
“The Christmas Robin”
by Robert Graves
If I may be so bold as to say this, as an outsider:
This section from the 2019 BCP’s Morning Prayer confession and absolution strikes me as the core of Anglicanism.
“Godly, righteous, and sober.”
“Pardon and peace.”
Above all: “serve thee with a quiet mind.”
O Lord, for a quiet mind!
This section from the 2019 BCP’s Morning Prayer confession and absolution strikes me as the core of Anglicanism.
“Godly, righteous, and sober.”
“Pardon and peace.”
Above all: “serve thee with a quiet mind.”
O Lord, for a quiet mind!
February 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If I may be so bold as to say this, as an outsider:
This section from the 2019 BCP’s Morning Prayer confession and absolution strikes me as the core of Anglicanism.
“Godly, righteous, and sober.”
“Pardon and peace.”
Above all: “serve thee with a quiet mind.”
O Lord, for a quiet mind!
This section from the 2019 BCP’s Morning Prayer confession and absolution strikes me as the core of Anglicanism.
“Godly, righteous, and sober.”
“Pardon and peace.”
Above all: “serve thee with a quiet mind.”
O Lord, for a quiet mind!
