Labor

Today We Rest From Our Labors

A chronic affliction of the American mind is the backwards notion that leisure serves work and not the other way around. Catholic philosopher Josef Pieper that people work to afford the luxury of leisure time. After all, that's ultimately why retirement plans and pensions are coveted parts of workers' compensation…
September 2, 20247 Comments
Lord of Fate Labor Day Limited Offer

Lord of Fate Labor Day Limited Offer

Facing a long layover this weekend? Daunted by the prospect of daylong car trips today and Monday? Relax. I've got you covered! Announcing the Lord of Fate Labor day Limited Offer Just for all of you coach-class chillers, hardcore grillers, and grimdark thrillers out there, I've put together the single…
August 30, 20245 Comments
Christ's Crucifixion

Christ Is King

And the whole multitude of them rising up, led him to Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he is Christ the king. And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the…
March 29, 20249 Comments
Lent difficult

Lenten Difficulty Settings

On this Ash Wednesday, let's take a page from up-and-coming Catholic streamer Pinesap. Over on X, he shares the basic fasting requirements and suggests additional ways to grow in holiness these 40 days by dialing up your Lenten difficulty settings: Fasting Rules for Lent all Catholics are obligated to observe:…
February 14, 20245 Comments
Pondering Orb

Pondering My Orb for 2024

As anyone who's extremely online knows, the most longstanding internet holiday tradition is web sites - in particular gaming magazines - posting annoying fake stories on April Fools' Day. But the second oldest internet holiday tradition is unqualified bloggers making baseless predictions about the year ahead at New Year's. It…
January 2, 202413 Comments
Venite Adoremus

Venite Adoremus

Christ the Lord! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af7qmTGuz5A Merry Christmas, everyone!
December 25, 2023
Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her:…
December 8, 20236 Comments
Thanksgiving Eucharist

The Real First Thanksgiving

Most historians will tell you that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. But the real first Thanksgiving, or Eucharistia, was instituted over 1580 years earlier by Jesus Christ. This Thanksgiving, remember to thank God for all the blessings you've received. Even if it's been a tough year, you should…
November 23, 2023
All Saints

All Saints

After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands: And they cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to…
November 1, 2023
Assumption

The Assumption

From MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION OF POPE PIUS XII 1. The most bountiful God, who is almighty, the plan of whose providence rests upon wisdom and love, tempers, in the secret purpose of his own mind, the sorrows of peoples and of individual men by means of joys that he…
August 15, 2023