Essays in Idleness My very favourite among all the historical groups of Mexican revolutionaries were the Cristeros, who rose in rebellion against the persecution of the Church by the violent, anti-clerical Mexican state in the 1920s And cried these words: “Long live Christ the King!” They were the last from the mouth of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, the Catholic priest who was martyred — executed without
The winner : Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com Essays in Idleness DAVID WARREN Home; About; Archives; Donation? The winner Canadians, especially the Liberals, are governed like many of the stupidest people in the world, chiefly by spite The same is true among Democrats in America, and Europeans of several sordid nations, where class envy is likeliest to thrive: human nature will tell us
David Warren : Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com From Ed West’s big, beautiful blog I have learnt that, when asked for his quo warranto, John de Warenne, sixth Earl of Surrey, drew his rusty sword and replied: “‘My ancestors came with William the Bastard, and conquered their lands with the sword, and I will defend them with the sword against anyone wishing to seize them ” This was a suitable response, at the time, in the days before
About : Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com The author of these Essays is a self-confessed white male, and worse, Roman Catholic He pings from the Parkdale district of Toronto, Canada He has lived for a fairly long time
Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com I turn from this to an essay on the size and age of the universe Is it about 13 8 billion earth-years, or twice that, or really only a few thousand years? Have we any way to know with certainty even what came before what, or have any intelligent way to guess what comes after?
Do ye the little things : Essays in Idleness March first was the precise date of David’s elevation to heaven, in a “monastery that was filled with angels as Christ received his soul ” And these were his last words, spoken here below: “Lords, brothers and sisters, be joyful , and keep your faith and your creed, and do ye the little things that you have seen me do and heard about
Origen explains : Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com Essays in Idleness DAVID WARREN Home; About; Archives; Donation? Origen explains Christ came to save us, in more ways than we can possibly imagine One of those ways is through the working out of the “fact” of Jesus in the history of ideas The finest minds of early Christendom were Greek minds, very impressive in themselves
Misinformation : Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com Essays in Idleness DAVID WARREN Home; About; Archives; Donation? Misinformation If I were Satan (and I must assure my readers that I am not), I would go about my task of corrupting the human race by working on their supply of information
De-globalizing : Essays in Idleness - davidwarrenonline. com Essays in Idleness DAVID WARREN Home; About; Archives; Donation? De-globalizing Mr Carney and his NDP-Liberals, with the borborygmatic support of the Conservatives and all the other parties, share a belief in panic with the rest of the Western world For various reasons — none of them cogent or thought through — they react to fears for