Weighty Distractions ~

American monks cannot keep their thoughts on things spiritual nowadays because their minds are distracted by the plaguing question so many are asking: What kind of a country are we becoming?

Notes of a Young Seminarian ~ 1947

85

We had all the order

of the Parthenon

within those walls,

for You hewed

into our dimensions

the pillars

of Your presence.

How could we have ever seen

that our poor yellow bricks

were crumbling?

Words Written on a Dilapidated House ~

Yipee! Wir sind am Ziel unserer Träume.
Translation:

Yipee! We have reached the goal of our dreams.

Reacting ~

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students in Parkland.
We thank you.

Art Exhibition in Baden-Baden, Germany ~

William N. Copley

Imaginary Flag for U.S.A.

1972 

Cardinal Karl Lehmann ~ Bishop of Mainz, Germany

† March 11, 2017

In an interview with SWRadio this extraordinary, fearless bishop stated that when all is said and done he would believe neither in the Church nor in Christianity, but in God alone. For God will always exist -- the Church, on the other hand, perhaps not.

Revving Up~

When will he be advocating that pastors and priests start toting a pistol?