Outside The Asylum

I'm hoping this gets the combox going.  How many pillars of Islam are there, and what are they?

Once again, I asked to have a pro-life item included in our bulletin, and once again, our Jesuit-trained pastoral assistant blocked it.  Over and over, whenever I meet a pro-choice Catholic, I'm told they are Jesuit trained.  What do Jesuits have against life? ---- Jesuit pro-choice strikes again. In the end result, 9daysforlife.com will not be promoted at St. Clare's.

Part 11: The Spiritual Works of Mercy | The Divine Mercy Message from the Marians of the Immaculate Conception : 'via Blog this' What I need to work on this year

50 Important Facts About Having Mild Autism:Asperger’s Syndrome | My Blog : Best list of this type that I've seen yet- a must read for anybody who either has HFA Level 1 (the new name for Asperger's) or loves somebody who does.

It starts with a ghost town. Some of them go really cheap. Someplace in Oregon, there is a ghost town that would be useful for this purpose. It needs a creek or a river running near it. But that's about it; cache basins can supply the rest of the water if we can build them to keep it. It also needs a hill or a mountain. And on top of the mountain, a very special chapel will be built. The Venerable Fr. Michael J McGivney chapel. The basement will look something like this- 4 rooms, for 4 very special purposes, no windows. The stairs in the basement leads up to the next level, by the wall- where an altar on rails covers the steps when in proper position for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, but is open for the Ordinary Form of the Mass. On this same level are 4 patios outside the walls of the Maltese Cross shaped church- two red and two white. Finally- far above- is a very special sculpture- made of solar panels and steel- making up the roof: Sitting nearby, is ano...

Time to repost my list. I thought I had already done so. Since Laudato Si has a definite economic component to it, as a part of the description of the Authentic Human Ecology in paragraphs 100-150, I'm adding it to the list. And now, the ten Papal documents, so far, on economics, so that you can get a feeling of the history of the Doctrine of Distributism: Rerum Novarum from Pope Leo XIII Quadragesimo Anno from Pope Pius XI Mater et Magistra from Pope John XXIII Populum Progresso from Pope Paul VI Laborem Exercens from Pope John Paul II Centesimus Annus from Pope John Paul II Sollicitudo Rei Socialis from Pope John Paul II Caritas In Veritate by Pope Benedict XVI Evangelii Gaudium by Pope Francis Laudato Si by Pope Francis People think that Catholic doctrine never changes- but it's dogma that doesn't change, doctrine changes ever so slowly because of the concern for human error. The Doctrine of Distributism is as solid as any other form of economics I can thin...

http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_30111980_dives-in-misericordia.html

I've been thinking a lot about the software methodology religious wars lately. It seems to me that all methodologies have their strength and weaknesses. 15 years in, Agile has given us faster coding, but worse quality. Waterfall was flawed due to its overemphasis on architecture and underemphesis on business. Lean cuts out inefficiency- at the cost of elegance and maintainability. Devops sacrifices quality and cheapness for speed of continuous Outcomes. And while it's true that the "User Interface is everything" because that's the only thing the user sees, Outcomes sacrifices the future for one-off unmaintainable code.  So here's my solution- WALDO. The ultimate 3-6 person team- no more than 6, no less than three if a couple of guys wear multiple hats. W- Waterfall A- Agile L- Lean D- Devops O- Outcomes But these aren't just methodologies- they imply roles on the team.  The ideal six person team consists of: W- The customer's view of...

Some time ago I read Rerum Novarum , and it changed the way I thought about both capitalism and communism. At the time, I had become a convinced crony capitalist. Though a communist in college, I had found success through hard work, and was living a life that by any standard I can think of put me in the top 1% of human beings worldwide, even if I was someplace in the middle in America. When I was finally challenged to read a book called Papal Economics , I realized that crony capitalism and communism are two sides of the same coin. Both are so incredibly centralized that they prevent access to basic needs for some people in this world. So in the end result- capitalism and communism are a false choice of false religions. Follow Christ instead.

And I get that I need to learn the Spiritual Works of Mercy better. But can I have mercy for my eyes from this crazy logo?

It is only 10 minutes. I dare you to watch to the bitter end.

what3words | Addressing the world : 'via Blog this' I don't think I like my new address by this system- curvy.backs.offers , but I guess it is memorable

What Does Mercy Mean? | Best Advent Ever : This series is helping me greatly with learning a much more Catholic definition of mercy.  Offering healing to a heart in misery.  What a powerful concept- and it shows that my primary problem with mercy stems from a very Americanist narrowing of the concept of mercy to just forgiveness.  How do we show mercy to the unrepentant?  By instructing the ignorant, counseling the doubtful, and by admonishing the sinner.  How do we show love to those we are being merciful to?  By bearing wrong patiently, forgiving offenses willingly, comforting the aflicted, and praying for the dead. This is Catholicism at its finest- this is the Jubilee Year! I eagerly await confession with one of Pope Francis's new missionaries of mercy. For all that remains, is reconciliation with Rome.