TUESDAY QUOTE OF THE WEEK CXVIII

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND: “At a Christian table, everyone must be supplied with a weapon. “Any of you who do not have a sword must sell his cloak and buy one,” we are told on Holy Thursday. There is also the arrangement of the table, following rigid hierarchical rules, with a head and foot, and places between these. The head is reserved for the father, and within this hierarchy, those at table pass bowls of food following a formal ritual of “please pass” and “thank you.” The centerpiece is the cooked carcass of a dead animal. After grace, the father carves the meat – not to be served, but to serve – and each person is singled out and given individual recognition.” From David Bereford’s, “Suppertime” in Gilbert Magazine

IN OTHER NEWS:

The Diocese of Cleveland Enewsletter reports, “Data in the 2009 Official Catholic Directory, also known as the Kenedy Directory, show there are 68,115,001 Catholics in the United States, making up 22 percent of the U.S. population. The total number of Catholics is an increase of about one million from the previous year.”

From the same source: "Did you know, the growing epidemic of internet pornography can have devastating effects on a marriage? Learn how a pornography addiction can develop, how to deal with it, and how to repair a marriage that's been affected. Read the article, "Internet Pornograph: Modern Threat to Marriage and Family. Visit the "For Your Marriage" web site.

Here's a 12 second shot in the arm"

One of our weekend volunteers was playing Word Whomp this weekend. I find it hard to get away from so I can't play it anymore. WARNING: ADDICTION LEVEL: HIGH