Summa minutiae

Yet another Catholic blog

July 31, 2002: the memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Do Fake Boobs Go to Heaven?

Here's a hilarious review of the movie Left Behind, based on Tim LaHaye's nutty "theology" of rapture and whatnot. Can you say cash cow?

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Last modified: Wed Jul 31 07:22:42 CDT 2002

July 23, 2002: the memorial of Saint Bridget of Sweden

Liturgy of the Hours

More and more lay Catholics are praying the Liturgy of the Hours.

If the whole thing (four volumes, thousands of pages of psalms, readings and prayers) is too daunting, try just the readings from the Office of Readings (in your email daily), or try Tom Kreitzberg's microbreviary:

Anyone who wants to ease into the spirit of the Liturgy of the Hours without any prayerbooks can try this three-step method:
When you wake up, pray the Benedictus
In the early evening, pray the Magnificat
When you go to bed, pray the Nunc Dimittis
If your memorization skills are up to it, you can throw in a Miserere Friday mornings and a Te Deum Sunday and feast day mornings.
Oh, and a Visita, quaesumus, Domine following the Nunc Dimittis as you lay you down to sleep is also liturgically correct.
(And don't forget that, except for the Benedictus and the Nunc Dimittis, all these prayers are indulgenced. The souls in purgatory will thank you.)

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Last modified: Tue Jul 23 07:23:29 CDT 2002

July 22, 2002: the memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene

Saint Monica, keep praying for us

The blogs are buzzing about marriage between Catholics and Wiccans, a.k.a. pagans. Not that I'm in favor of it, but here's a Catholic/pagan marriage that turned out pretty well. As Mark Shea notes, you should be a saint before trying this at home.

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Last modified: Mon Jul 22 08:09:25 CDT 2002

Saint Mary Magdalene, apostle to the Apostles

Did you know that Mary Magdalene is one of the patronesses of the Order of Preachers?

Mary Magdalene by El Greco

Mary Magdalene by Giotto

Mary Magdalene by John da Fiesole (Fra Angelico), a Dominican friar.

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Last modified: Mon Jul 22 07:08:09 CDT 2002

Michael D. O'Brien

Thomas Kinkade? How about Michael O'Brien? His philosophy of art is True, Good and Beautiful, as is his art; so's he, come to think of it. Don't miss his Children of the Last Days series of books, and his contributions to the Catholic Educator's Resource Center - he's on their advisory board.

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Last modified: Mon Jul 22 07:04:26 CDT 2002

Bill White <billw@wolfram.com>

Last modified: Wed Jul 31 07:28:58 CDT 2002