Apr 21, 2021 | Other / Misc, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“The physical kiss should be offered or accepted only for fixed and honest reasons.” Aelred of Rievaulx It seems to me that the topic of kissing calls for some clear thinking and straight talking. Kissing is clearly a gift to all of us. It is something of nature,... 
Apr 14, 2021 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“Hearing is the way to life…” Thomas Aquinas The five external senses are an astounding gift, with a uniquely rich role in life. And the action of each of them can stand for something even more profound than their primary usage. We speak of seeing, or of... 
Apr 7, 2021 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“If any specific day is to be singled out from the rest and celebrated as a festival, this can only be done as the manifestation of a perpetual though hidden festivity.” Josef Pieper, In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity Easter joy. In these powerful words is... 
Mar 10, 2021 | Other / Misc, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“…for a common life is above all things natural to the female and to the male.” Aristotle, Oeconomica One telling aspect of a marriage proposal is that the man usually has a bit to say. Even if he doesn’t actually put it all into words, he needs to be ready to... 
Dec 9, 2020 | Man of the Household, Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“Everything human is an overflow from contemplation… We so rarely grant contemplation its proper place. Yet it cannot overflow unless it has this place. Nevertheless, everything derives from its fulness…” Pierre T. Dehau, O.P. The waters of reality run... 
Mar 25, 2020 | Man of the Household, Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“Courage: in all circumstances the ability to judge rightly about the nature and extent of dangers.” “For instance, when Homer makes Odysseus strike himself on the chest, and ‘call his heart to order,’ saying: ‘Prudence my heart, you have put up with fouler than...
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