• Reading

    Finished reading: Hidden Order by Brad Thor 📚

    November 30,2022
  • Haiku

    One Day Laundry

    Unusually rare,

    Laundry done, away: one day.

    Don’t expect to last.

    November 29,2022
  • Ten (2022)

    Couple standing in a field
    November 29,2022
  • Haiku

    The Toddler & The Button

    “Press button, Daddy?”

    “Yay! Press button! I win! Woo!”

    Oh, small, simple joys.

    November 28,2022
  • Catholic Husband

    True Gratitude - Catholic Husband

    Amid this pause, we collectively take a breath and focus on gratitude. This year, my thoughts are turning more towards true gratitude. It’s simple, and right, that I should be thankful for the many helping hands in my life, or the relative peace that my family enjoys. But true gratitude goes back to the source; true gratitude orients our minds and hearts to the giver of all good gifts.

    ➕

    November 28,2022
  • Haiku

    Tree Decorating

    Lights strung on the floor,

    Plugged in. Tempting to resist,

    Got a good pic, tho.

    November 27,2022
  • Vatican Says China Broke Agreement on Bishops - WSJ

    Since 2018, neither Beijing nor the Vatican has ordained bishops without the consent of the other side. Only six bishops have been ordained in the same period, while some 40 dioceses in China still have no bishop.

    Job well done.

    November 27,2022
  • Haiku

    Attic

    Nice when it’s cool out,

    Though a big job left undone.

    Maybe in the spring?

    November 26,2022
  • Shock of color.

    Leaves changing color to yellow
    November 26,2022
  • Vatican Tells Catholics How to Make ‘Faith-Consistent’ Investments - WSJ

    They call for “proactive positive investing” in industries such as renewable energy and microfinance.

    These guidelines are a paradox.

    Don’t invest in fossil fuels, which has lifted billions out of poverty and delivered mobility, economic stability, and food security.

    Invest in wildly speculative renewable energy and driving the poor into perpetual debt through micro finance.

    Other industries on the blacklist include makers of armaments

    Because Catholic moral theology doesn’t permit for a right to national sovereignty and self-defense?

    November 26,2022