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Trash or Treasure?

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

My mother in law lives next to the dumpster in an apartment community that is prone to frequent moves.  She has lived there for several years - I know the owners love her because she takes such pride in her home and keeps the outside areas around her looking great, even going so far as to help with the landscaping.  Since people are moving in and out so frequently, they often leave large, usable items... READ MORE 



Watch What You Say

any words you speak could be your last

Got 20 minutes? Watch this. It starts out as an absolutely charming discussion of how to appreciate classical music, but it’s really about effective evangelization and how we treat people. The closing anecdote is killer.

With a polite nod to The Anchoress for pointing this out.



Christian First, American Second

My unexpected lesson from Joe Biden

Taking advantage of the rare opportunity of an available television (we don’t have one at home), we watched the vice-presidential debate last night.

I should disclose right away that I have never voted for a Democrat for president, and will never do so as long as preserving legal abortion remains a part of their platform.  I watched the debate rooting for Palin and finished feeling pretty good about... READ MORE 



Before Hitting ‘Enter’

commandments for reading, writing and commenting on blogs

A comment on Danielle’s post about the potential moral dangers of blogging jogged my memory about
Fr. Michael Orsi’s sobering reflection, Calumny in the Blogsophere.

Danielle raised the question whether blogging can truly be consistent with humility (can a writer practice Christian self-forgetfulness when her own every move and thought becomes blog-fodder?). Fr. Orsi worries that unless we are... READ MORE 



Great Debate

Says You: How do we emphatically disagree, yet keep our charity?
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Tuesday Fr. Michael Orsi showed us that loose internet lips can lead us into serious sin through calumny, detraction, rash judgment and willing cooperation with those sins.

I loved that article, but today I want to look at internet discussion from an another angle. Does charity mean we can’t ever discuss anything controversial for fear of hurting someone’s feelings?

Obviously not. Christianity... READ MORE 



What ‘Men of Good Will’?

Gossip, Slander and the Eighth Commandment

The angels sang peace on earth to men of good will, but what is good will?

This summer, new evidence proved definitively that JonBenet Ramsey’s parents had nothing to do with her assault and murder. The truth eventually will come out, but in this case not before the grieving mother had gone to her death of cancer with her heart twice broken: her little girl gone and her own name tainted with dark... READ MORE 



The Least of These

from today's Gospel

Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?’ And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’
-- Matthew 25:37-40

Lord, may we always see You and serve You in others.

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