Tomorrow night I teach my first session of RCIA at this parish, so I am preparing my outline for the night.

One of the items in the outline:

- get people’s names, promptly forget

I like to set realistic, achievable goals. ;)

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Reason is the greatest guise that fear has ever assumed.

I just came across "begging the question" used correctly. That's astounding.

I have just four words for you:

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.

Memento homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.

Remember man that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.

Jack of all trades, master of none.

Honestly, I'm not sure if this is a blessing or a curse.

A blessed Christmas to all of you and yours.

Well, I've been found out. I really am part of a clandestine effort to promote liberalism within the Church and silence orthodox Catholic opposition. The fact that I spend the majority of my time clarifying what the Church teaches and opposing those who disagree with the teachings of the Church - the majority of them of the liberal persuasion - ( Read more... )

I had a nearly 12-hour session final review/presentation. I think my brain is about to leak out my ear.