January 2011
70 posts
ayşe.: 1-Jan-65 →
quaerere-deum:
The following poem was written by Joseph Brodsky while in internal exile in Norenskaia, in the Arkhangelsk region of northern Russia. In the Soviet Union, New Year’s celebrations came to be seen as a substitute for Christmas. This translation was found among his papers.
The kings will lose your old address. No star will flare up to impress. The ear may yield, under duress, ...
December 2010
127 posts
“Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to...”
– David Foster Wallace
“Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to...”
– David Foster Wallace
“He did not waste His years groaning and demanding explanations of the wickedness...”
– Charles Péguy
“He did not waste His years groaning and demanding explanations of the wickedness...”
– Charles Péguy
“When Benedict XVI calls us to conversion he is saying that to witness to Christ,...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“When Benedict XVI calls us to conversion he is saying that to witness to Christ,...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“In his recent visit to Spain, Benedict XVI proposed a dialogue between...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“In his recent visit to Spain, Benedict XVI proposed a dialogue between...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Some might object that in Jesus’ time people saw the miracles, but that today is...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Some might object that in Jesus’ time people saw the miracles, but that today is...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“When the first two disciples asked, ‘Where do you live?’ He...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“When the first two disciples asked, ‘Where do you live?’ He...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Any one thinking of the Holy Child as born in December would mean by it exactly...”
– G.K. Chesterton in New Jerusalem (via gkchestertonquote)
“We know from experience that there is an abstract way of speaking of the faith...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“We know from experience that there is an abstract way of speaking of the faith...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Jesus announces his coming from the perspective of his Resurrection, his coming...”
– Seeing Jesus in the Gospel of John, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (via quaerere-deum)
“But … the world can try to undermine this desire for the infinite,...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“But … the world can try to undermine this desire for the infinite,...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Quindi, la libertà. Con quella punta acuta che è il perdono a sé, la capacità di...”
– Luigi Giussani, Il miracolo dell’ospitalità (via quaerere-deum)
“‘M heart also waits in hope/turned toward light and life/for another...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“‘My heart also waits in hope/turned toward light and life/for another...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Today we find ourselves before a ‘crisis of the human’ that reveals...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Today we find ourselves before a ‘crisis of the human’ that reveals...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Christ introduced into history a human presence so fascinating that anyone who...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Christ introduced into history a human presence so fascinating that anyone who...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Continuing to believe simply out of devotion, habit, or tradition, withdrawing...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“Continuing to believe simply out of devotion, habit, or tradition, withdrawing...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“That Christianity gives joy and breadth is also a thread that runs through my...”
– Benedict XVI, Light of the World, part 1
“That Christianity gives joy and breadth is also a thread that runs through my...”
– Benedict XVI, Light of the World, part 1
“It should be clear that religious fundamentalism and secularism are alike in...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“It should be clear that religious fundamentalism and secularism are alike in...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“Fanaticism, fundamentalism and practices contrary to human dignity can never be...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“Fanaticism, fundamentalism and practices contrary to human dignity can never be...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“There is a new wonder in heaven and on earth: God is on earth and man is in...”
– St Thalassios the Libyan (via Eric von Mizener)
“Religion should not be marginalized or prohibited, but seen as making an...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“Religion should not be marginalized or prohibited, but seen as making an...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“Relationship is a decisive component in religious freedom, which impels the...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“Relationship is a decisive component in religious freedom, which impels the...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“I joyfully proclaim the message of Christmas: God became man; he came to dwell...”
– Benedict XVI, today
“The fascinating aspect is that God, stripping Himself of His power, became man...”
– Julián Carrón, “The miracle we all await,” L’Osservatore Romano, December 23, 2010
“If religious freedom is the path to peace, religious education is the highway...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace
“If religious freedom is the path to peace, religious education is the highway...”
– Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace