Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I read just yesterday that the feast began in 1854. Protestants and the Eastern Church don’t recognize the feast, but it’s dogma in the Roman Church. It’s too bad that the dogma of more Christian churches doesn’t include the Sermon on the Mount and the phrase, “love your enemies, do good to those who persecute you.” Somehow we’ve managed to excise that from dogma. It’s perfectly okay to kill your enemies as long as you observe dogma. The mother of Christ will always hold a special place in my heart, “the lady” as I call her always seems to intercede and there can be no doubt that Mary’s presence in the Roman Catholic Church reaffirms the sacred feminine, even if women are not allowed to be priests as they should be. Alas, that is more dogma.
Dynamite birthday
Today is the birthday of Alfred Nobel who actually invented dynamite. He intended it to be used for peaceful purposes.
“I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibit and use.”–Alfred Nobel
I’m indebted to Brother David Steindl-Rast once again for this information. Brother David’s Gratefulness.org always has interesting information that makes me glad to be alive.