The Patriotic Association, the state-controlled Church in China, has ignored the Holy See’s wishes and ordained a new bishop, the BBC reported. . . .
The Holy See had called for a delay in the appointment over concerns the bishop is inexperienced and too closely aligned with China’s communist regime, the BBC said.
China also has [...]
Well, it finally happened: I have a teenager under my roof. Alex turned 13 today. Shaggy hair, a little sassy, and getting a bit big for my strong-arm liking, he’s a teenager and enjoying his new status.
So far, he’s been a great kid. If the next 13 years go as joyously as the first [...]
Henri Gheon, writing about some of the folks in St. John Vianney’s parish:
And last, there was that extraordinary being, Pere Chaffangeon, who remained for hours before the altar, without even moving his lips; it seems that he was speaking to God.
“And what do you say to Him?” the old cure asked.
“Oh!” replied the old peasant, [...]
B16 had some words yesterday that hit pretty close to my thoughts about the childless and near-childless:
The Pope opined that “the lack of such creative and forward-looking love is the reason why many couples today choose not to marry, why so many marriages fail,and why birth rates have significantly diminished.”
“Instead of feeling loved and cherished,” [...]
On Monday, I mentioned a claim that shaving cream is a racket and that a man just needs warm water, after he first toughens up his skin a bit.
Well, I put my face on the line all week, and the results are in: the claim is correct, subject to two caveats and a piece [...]
The new American Conservative arrived today. It looks like a good one (note: no links to the articles are available yet):
A review of The Brothers Bulger. For me, it’s a great example of how you can always learn something highly interesting that you’d never knew existed. Here, a vicious (and partially homosexual) gang in Boston [...]
More great weather. It’s been a stunning spring so far.
But if the recent pattern holds, it means we’re heading for a dismal late spring or summer. Consider: We got hit real hard with snow and cold in November and December. Come January, things got incredibly mild and downright nice at points. Then March came, and [...]
Some bad ones to use at the bar tonight:
A man walks into a bar holding a slab of asphalt and says, “A beer please, and one for the road.”
A neutron walks into a bar and asks for a beer. The bartender says, “For you, no charge.”
A jumper cable walks into the bar and asks for [...]
Reuters reports ice cream makers Ben & Jerry’s have apologized for causing offense by calling a new flavor “Black & Tan” – the nickname of a notoriously violent British militia that operated during Ireland’s war of independence.
The ice cream, available only in the United States, is based on an ale and stout drink of the [...]
I missed a good beer story in the WSJ. Fortunately, the best beer site in the hops world covered it. Excerpts:
From 1950 to 2004, the amount of malt used to brew a barrel of beer in the U.S. declined by nearly 27%, and the amount of hops in a barrel of beer declined by more [...]
During my morning surfing, I ran across this great quote from Rochefoucald:
“It takes great cleverness to be able to conceal one’s cleverness.”
Hence, the urbane subtlety of this blog. I’m so clever, you probably don’t even know it. I’m so clever, I bet no one even laughs.
Rouchefoucald’s quote, by the way, reminds me of Chesterton’s observation: [...]
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