A convert to the Catholic Church who became Catholic because of a belief in and devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. * A graduate of Baylor University and the University of Virginia School of Law. * Former Mayor of the Town of Columbia, Virginia. * Married with four children: two boys and two girls. * Primary interests include the Catholic Church, family, Early American History, and law/politics * Primary purpose of this blog is fostering enlightened discussion about the roles played by the institutions of religion, family, and state in our daily lives. * Under the protection of St. Thomas More, martyr, and patron of lawyers, judges, civil servants, politicians, statesmen, and large families (not to mention troubled marriages).
Thomas More, counselor of law and patron of statesmen, merry martyr and most human of saints:
Pray that, for the glory of God and in the pursuit of His justice, I may be able in argument, accurate in analysis, keen in study, correct in conclusion, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, trustworthy with confidences, courageous in court. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients' tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul.
Pray that my family may find in me what yours found in you: friendship and courage, cheerfulness and charity, diligence in duties, counsel in adversity, patience in pain -- their good servant, and God's first. AMEN.
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Prayer to St. Thomas More for Lawyers and Judges
Dear Scholar and Martyr, it was not the King of England but you who were the true Defender of the Faith. Like Christ unjustly condemned, neither promises nor threats could make you accept a civil ruler as head of the Christian Church.
Perfect in your honesty and love of truth, grant that lawyers and judges may imitate you and achieve true justice for all people. AMEN.
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"Give me the Grace Good Lord, to set the world at naught; to set my mind fast upon Thee and not to hang upon the blast of men's mouths. To be content to be solitary. Not to long for worldly company but utterly to cast off the world and rid my mind of the business thereof."
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Litany of St. Thomas More, Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers
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"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
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"What does it avail to know that there is a God, which you not only believe by Faith, but also know by Reason: what does it avail that you know Him if you think little of Him?"
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"The things that we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labour for."
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5 Comments:
Nope. What happened?
They were interviewing the priest about whether or not Gov. Palin has a "Rev. Wright problem" because of her religious beliefs and/or those of some of the churches she has attended.
The priest responded along the lines of faith healing and speaking in tongues being Biblical and just not considered that far out of the mainstream of American religiosity. Therefore, he said, none of the charges against Gov. Palin are likely to "stick" (his word).
So far, no big deal.
But then he went a step further. He made a comparison. Had he just said that the reason the Rev. Wright stuff "stuck" to Obama is because denunciations of America, such as "God damn America!" are considered way outside the mainstream of American religious thought. But that's not the direction he took. Instead, he said that Sen. Obama's middle name has a certain religious implication for many Americans and that therefore something like that is much more likely to "stick" than Gov. Palin's religious background as Assembly of God.
I was pretty shocked to hear him say that. I really thought he was going in the direction of distinguishing Gov. Palin's "weird" religious beliefs as being less offensive to Americans than denunciations of America and racial-tinged commentary from the pulpit, so my jaw dropped when he mentioned Sen. Obama's middle name instead.
Scrappleface had a great headline today.
Palin’s Radical Pastor Calls on God to ‘Bless’ USA
That L.C. priest on Fox, he's known to hedge his bets and endear himself to the world. He is orthodox on some matters, on others, he squirms and hides so as not to offend his coworkers sensibilities.
I second what Tito said. Isn't this the same priest that said another Fr. Euteneur was out of line for condemning Sean Hannity's promotion of contraception in Africa?
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