It is not true, as is sometimes said, that man cannot organize the world without God. What is true is that, without God, he can only organize it against man (Henri Cardinal de Lubac, +1991)
Day: September 22, 2025
Saint Thomas of Villanova
This Saint Thomas (1488 – 1555), of noble Spanish lineage, and had it all, as the saying goes, taking as his ‘last name’ the place from which he came, Villanueva. Like Christ, although rich, he became poor, even as a child giving his clothes to those less fortunate, and would be found walking around (nearly?)[…]
International Hobbit Day
In the midst of all the bad news swirling around us – about which more anon – it may provide some small comfort to commemorate in some way International Hobbit Day, which falls on September 22nd, the traditional ‘birthdays’ of both Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, nephew and uncle respectively. The Hobbit itself – as a[…]