Politics is Depressing ...
posted by Pro Ecclesia 7:48 AM
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
About Me
- Name: Pro Ecclesia
- Location: Ohio, United States
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:
If you focus on Catholic lawmakers to stop abortion, then it will be depressing. Is there not a single Catholic politician who would put the Lord before his career? What does that say of our Church especially when many of the bishops themselves do not make a stand to defend the Creator's honor and the life of the unborn? Perhaps we need to report them to the Curia.
I just haven't been paying attention, I stopped paying attention when McCain was the nominee and I haven't looked back. I usually find that if it's important, my blogging friends pick it up and I can get a good summary there.
Plus between two kids, two jobs, grad school and a new home purchase, I'm pretty stinking busy.
I agree with you big time on this one. I constantly have to tell myself that politics are important enough to follow, even though there is rarely a reward in doing so. All we ever hear and read about is how bad things are going.
It is a test of perseverance, I guess. I just thank God that there is music to listen to and even blog about every once in a while, because I cannot think of a better way to brighten up a terrible day than listening to a good Country song.
I could tell you were having fun with the music posts, and I guessed it was because all other topics were too depressing.
So, what's the latest in Scottish History? Isn't national Tartan Day coming up?
You want depressing, think of those of us who have picked a career track devoted to politics and political analysis. That's depressing.
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