Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
Is it all catch and release? or do you keep some fish to eat?
ReplyDeleteJulie: You're entitled to eat all you want and take out a limit of fish. I tend to keep the ones that were about 1.5 - 2.0 lbs and release those smaller or larger. This past week, my fishing companions caught a number of walleye that topped 5 lbs.
ReplyDeleteThe fishing is so good because of the fact that the lake is part of an exclusive fishing/hunting zone. This means that the lake has had almost no fishing pressure. There are only 7 cabins on the lake... and if you're not in one of them... you cannot fish the lake. On top of this, the owner 20 years ago built up spawning beds as part of a restocking program... a really, really successful program.
Fr. Tim
Hey Fr. Tim: By "my fishing companions" do you mean God?
ReplyDeleteHi Larry: Well God was most certainly there, but I was referring to my nephew, and a friend from Lapasse and his son. Two old guys and two young 21 yr olds. We kicked ass in cards. They cleaned up at Risk. We all had a great time.
ReplyDeleteMy best to Arden. Hopefully you've both enjoyed this beautiful summer. It reminded me of the summers when I was a kid.
Fr. Tim
It has been a beautiful summer for sure and we have enjoyed it spending a good amount of time at a farm we bought last year in Quebec near Waltham. I am renovating the inside and we have done a lot of work to the property. We have 2 horses and Melissa has been doing a quite a lot of riding.She took riding lessons for a number of years so she has enough freinds who like to ride with her as well.
ReplyDeleteP.S. My first comment was linked to the comment you posted before you left on your retreat.I just read it and then I read this.
ReplyDeleteLarry: I understand your confusion. I had access to a second cabin where I spent my days in silent prayer and reading. I returned to the main cabin to cook for the gang I brought in and for some evening entertainment.
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