Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Showing posts with label devil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label devil. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

An instance

in which a group is making a major issue out of something that isn't a major issue, and making accusations about things that have already been adequately answered.

This article:

Group calls for exorcism inquiry after Saskatoon incident

followed this one:

Sprinkling Holy Water Not Exorcism, Bishop Says

You'll recognize the group if you see them. They're the ones standing there with their fingers in their ears shrieking loudly "Medieval abuse! Stuck in the middle ages! Science uber alles! These people are luddites! The Catholic Church is evil! There is no God!" and renting bus signs saying the same thing.

You know, the new athiests...


Thursday, April 07, 2011

Yes...

...in our focus on the Good, we must be aware that we risk the attention of the other...

We Need to Talk to Converts About Spiritual Attack

If we acknowledge the reality of one, that is God, then the reality of the other, which is scriptural, must also be acknowledged. But Jesus has already won the victory by his death and resurrection.


Thursday, March 19, 2009

Ummm, ok, why Devon?

Ancient legend of Satan's visit reawakened by footprints in the snow

"An ancient legend involving a visit to Devon by Satan has been reawakened after a great-grandmother discovered a mysterious set of footprints in her snow laden back garden. "