TUESDAY QUOTE OF THE WEEK CDXXII

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND:  "Ideologies are simple ides, disguised as science or philosophy, that purports to explain the complexity of the world and offer remedies that will perfect it.  Ideologues are people who pretend they know how to 'make the world a better place' before they've taken care of their own chaos within . . . Ideologies are substitutes for true knowledge and ideologies are always dangerous when they come to power, because a simple-minded I-know-it-all approach is no match for the complexity of existence."  from Jordan Peterson's, "12 

QUOTE II:  "Ideologies retool the very religious stories they purport to have supplanted, but eliminate the narrative psychological richness."  same source

IN OTHER NEWS:

Last night we celebrated ONE YEAR of Theology on the Rocks!  It has been an incredible year.  We tackled many topics - sometimes challenging - sometimes fun.  Hundreds have been through the doors of D'Agnese's and enjoyed food, fellowship and faith.  Thank you to all the pastors and bulletin editors out there for helping get the word out!  Of course you can always see what's happening on the Facebook Page. 

The next speaker is Lannie Davis-Frecker, president of Julie Billiart schools and advocate for Catholic education for children with special learning needs.

Here are some pictures from last night's event - Mr. Bernie Smith, retired Federal Prosecutor, speaking on the death penalty.

E. P. sent in LAST OF THE PRO-LIFE DEMOCRATS.

Video of the week: