Saturday, June 28, 2008

Andre Gide's Guide to Discovery

"One doesn't discover new lands without first losing sight of shore."

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Blaise Pascal's Credo

Presently, we know of His existence, in glory, of His nature.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Reality Check

Credo in unum Deum Patrem Omnipotentem, factorem omnium visibilium atque invisibilium.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Mark Twain on Fear and Courage

"Courage is resistance to fear; it's fear's mastery not its absence."

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Sinesthesia

An artificial form of social anesthesia—another name for cable TV.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Ecclesiastes 3:22

Man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

At Runnymede

Forget not,
After all these years,
The Charter signed
At Runnymede.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Priestly Warfare

"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may stand."

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

St. Barnabas Day

Barnaby Bright,
Barnaby Bright:
The longest day
And the shortest night.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Samuel Johnson on "Home"

“To be happy at home is the end of all labor.”