A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
"The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late" is a poem that was composed by Bilbo Baggins and spontaneously sung by Frodo on top of a table in the Prancing Pony Tavern. Valentina is becoming something of a LOTR expert, certainly helped by the enthusiasm and guidance brought to her by Professor Wesley Reynolds, pictured here. Just back from an annual visit to England and Scotland, Wesley is catching us up on his adventures (ticks! spider bites! ruined abbeys!) and planning our Tolkien book club that he leads for our small party of hobbits. This summer we are reading The Return of the King. When I snapped this photo last night I was reminded of another Charlotte Mason inspired practice, that of drawing upon local resources. We are very fortunate to have a Tolkien enthusiast like Wesley (who also teaches many other subjects with enthusiasm and has authored this book on the historic role of coffee houses) as one of those resources. I learned about this practice, as well as all things Charlotte Mason, from two other local resources who also happened to visit us yesterday- Jim and Sheila Carroll. You can read more about the educational approach of Miss Mason on their website here.
Liturgical: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"In all wisdom and insight, he has made known to us the mystery of his will in accord with his favor that he set forth in him as a plan for the fullness of times, to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth."
Fr. Plant's Homily-- "Summoned and Sent Forth"
Bishop Barron's Homily--"The Earliest Moments of the Church"
Sanctoral: Saint Camillus de Lellis, Rome. His body is entombed in the small church of St. Mary Magdalene near the Pantheon. Patron saint of hospital workers and gamblers.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, USA. The first Native American to be canonized. Here is a moving biography of her from the director of museum at Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in New York.
Human: Bastille Day, France. Here's a video on how the storming of the Bastille (even though it only contained 7 prisoners at the time) sparked the French Revolution and continues to serve as its emblem.
Natural: The Man in the Moon-- have you seen him?
Italian Idiom of the Day: Parli del diavolo e spuntano le corna
Quote: "It is necessary that the heroic becomes daily and that the daily becomes heroic." -St. Zelie Martin
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