I forgot to let certain non-Facebook friends know about an honor my blog and I received in September. This is a belated announcement of the fact.
On September 12th 2010 the "Catholic Church" Facebook page honored me by featuring a link to my blog and specifically to an article about my stained glass windows. The website uCatholic.com helps administer the Catholic Church Facebook page. It is interesting to note that uCatholic.com was recently named in the "Top 200 Most Influential Websites".
Anyway, I was just pretty darn tickled. :) You can see the post HERE.
Faith, Reason, and the Theology of Beauty.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Winter Brain Booster
According to www.RealAge.com, feel free to break out the hot chocolate this winter. Since I have a Traumatic Brain Injury I am always interested in brain health issues. This particular observation about chocolate and the brain makes my mouth water. :)
"Indulge in this chocolaty cold-weather treat to give your brain a boost on family Scrabble night: hot cocoa.
Yep, research shows that enjoying a couple of cups may help boost blood flow in your brain by about 10 percent. All the better for clearing up brain fog and reducing your risk of dementia, too.
Go with the Flow
Think of your blood vessels as nutrient superhighways, delivering oxygen and other critical supplies to your muscles and organs -- including your brain. And blood vessels work best when they're wide and relaxed, allowing oxygen and nutrients to go where they need to go. That's where chocolate comes in. Flavonols found in chocolate increase blood flow by helping your blood vessels relax.
Scientists think flavonol-rich cocoas help blood vessels relax by lifting levels of nitric oxide, a compound that makes blood vessels dilate. Blood-vessel-friendly flavonols are also found in tea and red wine. In the recent study, older adults consumed a couple of servings of cocoa every day for 2 weeks to get the 10 percent boost in blood flow to the brain."
-RealAge
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Go G.K.!!!
G. K. Chesterton once wrote:
“It is impossible to be just to the Catholic Church. The moment men cease to pull against it they feel a tug towards it. The moment they cease to shout it down they begin to listen to it with pleasure. The moment they try to be fair to it they begin to be fond of it. But when that affection has passed a certain point it begins to take on the tragic and menacing grandeur of a great love affair.”
“It is impossible to be just to the Catholic Church. The moment men cease to pull against it they feel a tug towards it. The moment they cease to shout it down they begin to listen to it with pleasure. The moment they try to be fair to it they begin to be fond of it. But when that affection has passed a certain point it begins to take on the tragic and menacing grandeur of a great love affair.”
A Family Nightmare
Illegal pregnancy and legal abortion... the whole story is here, as I found it. Link.
A woman, 9 months pregnant, is abducted by her government's Family Planning Division, held hostage, beaten, her unborn baby given a lethal injection and then left inside the mother until the officials had time to get around to surgically removing it. The father is terrified that the officials will forge his signature on a consent form for the procedure to frame him. Both parents are in shock and afraid to speak out.
Everyone, we must not grow complacent. Just because injustice does not happen in front of our faces, just because it is in another country doesn't mean there is nothing we can do.
Remember, we are the Body of Christ.
We can pray... and our prayers will be heard.
A woman, 9 months pregnant, is abducted by her government's Family Planning Division, held hostage, beaten, her unborn baby given a lethal injection and then left inside the mother until the officials had time to get around to surgically removing it. The father is terrified that the officials will forge his signature on a consent form for the procedure to frame him. Both parents are in shock and afraid to speak out.
Everyone, we must not grow complacent. Just because injustice does not happen in front of our faces, just because it is in another country doesn't mean there is nothing we can do.
Remember, we are the Body of Christ.
We can pray... and our prayers will be heard.
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