A thrill like music – redux

From Dec. 20, 2005, on my old blog.
Ya know…I used to be able to write when I had a mind to. And that picture of an empty bottle of Maker’s Mark on one of my bookshelves is still my favorite.

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Catholic Vote: powerful video

This is a powerful video. Non-partisan. Speaking to the issues. It was put together by Grassroots Films, the creators of Fishers of Men and The Human Experience.
And it reinforces the thoughts I expressed only yesterday.
Seeing those 4th Degree Knights of Columbus at attention about 80% of the way through the video reminded me that as [...]

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The Great Gig in the Sky

Richard Wright, founding member of Pink Floyd, dead of cancer at the age of 65.
Rest in Peace.

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Galveston 1900: Free Whiskey

In today’s Impromptus column, Jay Nordlinger makes mention of the 1900 Galveston flood that claimed over 6,000 lives and a memorial to the storm victims. A photo of the memorial courtesy of Diamond Biker is here. It’s still too early to assess the full extent of the damage wrought by Ike over the weekend. Here’s a sampling [...]

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Joy and Sorrow

A favorite devotional of mine is Streams in the Desert, by L. B. Cowman. I particularly liked this entry from August 19th and thought I’d share it today on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. 

As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing (2 Cor. 6:10).
 
Sorrow was beautiful, but her beauty was the beauty of the moonlight shining [...]

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