Via Media

There is nothing I shall want

awelborn — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:24:16 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, a memorial Mass for Michael was held here in Birmingham at the Cathedral. The bishop presided and offered a very nice, even charming homily in which he first focused on the Scripture readings of the day, and then turned to Michael, whom he remembered, among other things, as one who continually encouraged him, among other things, to keep his preaching rooted in the Scriptures.I blogged about that before, and once the archives have moved over here, I will guide you there, if...

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Revolutionary Road – Is it just me?

awelborn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:45:04 +0000

Why am I the only person I know..or even "know" in the Internet sense of "knowing" - who didn't hate it? I didn't love it, either. There was a lot wrong with it. Weak characterization. Miscasting. Anvil-wielding mentally ill prophets.But here's the thing.Whether or not Yates' original novel...

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Books for Lent

awelborn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:22:07 +0000

No, I'm not going to ask you about your Lenten reading lists...although I might.Not today, though. This post is about giving books to others. For Lent, and a long time after that.

You know how it goes during Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving, right?Well, here's a worthy recipient for your hard-earned alms.(by the way, I will be doing this regularly - giving this space to highlight smaller Works of Mercy that could use some publicity and a little extra boost. If you know of...

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Why Via Media

awelborn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:54:17 +0000

How about....because I'm lame and hate thinking up titles to things? No?Okay...how about...St. Benedict? Yes, yes, I know the association with Anglicanism. That wasn't invovled in my purpose in naming the joint, but if draws some Googling Episcopalians, all the better.To tell the truth, you can blame my friend Matthew Lickona, author of Swimming...

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Brave Heart?

awelborn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:19:45 +0000

I don't know about you, but one of effects of childbirth on me was a compulsion to spill the details. All of them.The whole thing was fascinating to me, so of course I assumed everyone else should be fascinated as well in the recounting of every minute of labor, describing the intensity of discomfort or pain and the aftermath. Or afterbirth, I should say. I wanted to tell the story again and again..whether or not anyone was interested.This past month, that kind of compulsion has...

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What Did You See and Hear?

awelborn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:54:22 +0000

Many thanks for the kind comments so far. I am a little shaky on my feet here, which surprises me. I am not sure why. I am conscious of trying to strike the right balance. And, in other news that will surprise no one, what is most on my mind and in my heart is not bloggable. At least not 100% of the time. As promised, let us begin - let us really begin with an old favorite (of mine at least) - What Did You See and Hear? Let's explain for the newbies:

"What Did You See and Hear" is...

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You aren’t going to believe this.

awelborn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:51:52 +0000

I'm changing blogging gears.

Patience please, people. Life changes, right?

Here you go - visit early and often, and bring your smart, insightful and sensible comments along...please!

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Try Not To Laugh. Please.

awelborn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:11:30 +0000

Well, here we go again. Again.I should probably give a prize to those who have been reading my blogs since 2001 - you certainly deserve it.Yes, that's "blogs." In Between Naps, Open Book, Charlotte Was Both and now, in selling out to both The Man and the requirement, resolutely ignored before, to name a spiritually-oriented blog with a Latin phrase, I give you Via Media.Here's the story.

About six weeks ago, I wrote to Steve...

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I thought I was done taking snow photos

awelborn — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:09:03 +0000

...apparently not. March 1 in Birmingham...
Yes, it snowed here last night and well into this morning. Was it predicted? I have no idea- I'd spent Thursday and Friday watching rain storms coming and arriving, and then slacked off the weather -watching which was Michael's department anyway. (Once, early in our marriage, my father...

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Offering it up – From the other end

awelborn — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:42:03 +0000

Around this time of year, conversations about sacrifice tend to increase, and in Catholic circles, we look that whole business of "offering it up" - that once common phrase and practice, not so frequently heard any longer.
Unless you're me over the past three and half weeks.
You can find lots of articles discussing, justifying and explaining "offering it up" from a theoretical perspective.
I have no apologetics or extended argument to present today. All I have is gratitude.
Over the past weeks,...

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