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THE B-LIST – THE TOP 6 WORST PLACES TO BE BURIED

by David on April 23, 2013 · 0 comments

While recently reading through the Catechism in one year as a part of the Year of Faith (Day 185 to be precise), I ran across a quote from St. Monica regarding the handling of her mortal remains after her approaching…

GARGOYLES

by David on February 11, 2013 · 0 comments

THE PLOT
“Incorporating themes from horror films of both the ’50s and the ’70s, this suspenseful TV movie stars Cornel Wilde and Jennifer Salt as an archaeologist and his daughter, who discover a strange skull on display at a roadside…

THINGS TO COME: WORLD WAR Z

by David on February 1, 2013 · 0 comments

On Superbowl Sunday, millions of people around the world will see this trailer, and I’m guessing there are a number of them who might be left with one question…

What is this movie about?
Oh sure, I know and you…

My New Icon Corner

by David Clayton on January 19, 2013 · 0 comments

I have recently created an icon corner in my home as a focus for our family prayer. I try to sing the Liturgy of the Hours every day. We didn’t have a lot of room and the place I live…

Where Have All the *!*?ing Psalms Gone?

by David Clayton January 15, 2013

The cursing psalms are not in the modern divine office  - how does this omission affect the psychology of  those in the Church? I was recently given a copy of the St Dunstan’s Psalter. It contains a 16th century arrangement…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 12: LINUS (OF COURSE)

by David January 6, 2013

What, like we were gonna have twelve straight days of Christmas related clips without including this classic scene from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.

For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 10: WARLOCK

by David January 4, 2013

In an article entitled The Nightmare After Christmas, Jason Dietz of Metacritic speculates on why movies released in January are generally so awful. He speculations include such notions as people are still trying to catch up on the blockbuster Christmas…

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The Nativity, Our Lord, Our Lady and St Joseph

by David Clayton December 25, 2012

Happy Feast of Christmas. Here is a beautiful modern icon of the Nativity. This is an Eastern image and so I thought I would point out one figure who is portrayed somewhat differently here than in the West, St Joseph.…

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Pictures of the Installation of Christ in Majesty in Thomas More College Chapel

by David Clayton December 21, 2012

Just before the Christmas break the latest and largest painting was installed in the college chapel. It is Christ in Majesty. In painting this and placing it behind the crucifixion I had in mind two things: first that we are…

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Sunday Brunch

by Jane Sloan November 3, 2012

Sunday Brunch’s premiere is See Jane Single’s swan song.
Predictably, post after post of reflecting on life as a single woman – upbeat or not – wears one down.  I set out to be positive, but was ultimately unable to…

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