http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/ A Defense of Life, Religion, Culture, and Civilization from beyond the Ramparts en-us 2006-11-05T02:23:40-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000162.html Out with the old, and in with the new. Whispers in the Wastleland is now the old defunct blog. It hasn't been updated in a year. Agapas Me is the new blog which I will use as I prepare for... Miscellanea Bob 2006-11-05T02:23:40-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000161.html I've been contemplating another name change for the blog, and today's first reading (Year A - 19th Sunday in ordinary time) seems to be appropiate way to close out the old way in preparation for the new way. I've given... Miscellanea Bob 2005-08-07T18:13:55-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000160.html As Mr. McClarey puts it, "a pro-Playboy troll comes to Open Book." A commentor at Amy Welborn's blog sings praises of the Playboy track to stardom. He cites Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, and Tara Patrick (Carmen Electra) as examples. My... Miscellanea Bob 2005-05-12T23:38:14-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000159.html What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives... Religion Bob 2005-04-27T07:30:50-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000158.html A personal note: I visited Blessed John XXIII seminary today. I met Father Peter Uglietto (the next rector for Pope John), who remarked to the effect that it was an interesting coincidence that when we scheduled the appointment several weeks... Miscellanea Bob 2005-04-08T21:48:22-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000157.html During the homily during this morning's Mass, the priest noted the pope's constant call for solidarity through prayer. In this time, the world is united in prayer for JPII. May it be done as the Father wills; let it be... Religion Bob 2005-04-02T10:56:29-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000156.html Talk is cheap. To those subject to the totalitarian communist regimes, Pope John Paul II said, "You are not who they say you are." To the "enlightened" West, the supposed free countries of the world, Pope John Paul's strongest words... Religion Bob 2005-04-01T20:09:16-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000155.html I wonder if this happens to other folks. It doesn't happen all the time, but it happens enough for me to take notice. Sometimes, when I pray/meditate the Rosary, I get sudden flashes of insight. Now perhaps there's a psychological... Religion Bob 2005-03-31T23:33:33-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000154.html Well, I was supposed to keep blogging during this past Lent, but I seem to have this failing "of biting off more than I can chew." I got more not done, than items accomplished. Let's just say things did not... Miscellanea Bob 2005-03-29T22:37:52-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000153.html I'm not a free speech absolutist. I don't believe that every form of censorship is necessarily wrong. It's reasonable position on the conservative side. For example (please forgive me), Jonah Goldberg has beat up on free speech absolutists several times... Politics Bob 2005-02-07T20:20:11-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000152.html Last year, Lent was an extraordinary success for me. I set some goals for myself in order to conform myself to God. The results weren't exactly what I expected, but I'm happy nonetheless. I know that might have come out... Miscellanea Bob 2005-02-06T15:08:50-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000151.html Mark Shea is repulsed by Michael Ledeen's excerpt at NRO. While I agree with Mark that Ledeen's comments go against the Magisterium, it seems we disagree on approach. The following will probably not last long in his comment box, so... Philosophy Bob 2004-11-23T22:29:27-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000150.html "Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin" (Jn 8:34) In one of those sadistic ironic twists, The Boston Phoenix published an article about sex trafficking. For those who don't know, The... Morality Bob 2004-11-17T22:53:08-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000148.html I have clear memories of history classes in middle school when the discussion of WWII Germany came up (for me, in the mid '70s). The question invariably came up, "how could the German people allow such monsters to gain power?"... Politics Bob 2004-10-28T21:35:57-05:00 http://hermitswilderness.com/blog/archives/000147.html I think that if Kerry becomes president, serious damage will be done to Catholic Church in America. I dare say it will be more serious than the sex scandals. For in the end, everyone acknowledges that the sexually predatory acts... Religion Bob 2004-10-21T21:58:17-05:00