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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
May 31 - Heliconis, Martyr, Idol Breaker
So, when Heliconis was ordered to worship Aesculapius she was ready to resist no matter what. Perinus demanded that she sacrifice to the idol even though it was her denunciation of idols that had landed her in his presence. She responded, "Hear me, and know that I am a servant of Christ; as for Aesculapius, I do not know who he is. Do what you will." So, Perinus had the woman beaten severely while other soldiers heated brands in a blazing fire. When the brands were ready, the soldiers burned and branded Heliconis' body without mercy at the command of Perinus. The soldiers never doubted the justice in what they were doing--torturing an unarmed and unresisting woman for the sake of causing pain--because they had learned that Rome's power wasan absolute power that accepted no questioning.After torturing Heliconis cruelly for quite some time Perinus finally decided to lock her in a temple with a very large idol so that he might manipulate her into apostasy. They tossed her beaten body into the temple and locked the doors behind her.
They opened the doors much quicker than they expected, though, when they heard a thundering crash from within. As they looked into the temple they saw Heliconis grinning through her pain as she lie suffering on the floor and they saw the idol shattered around her.While they had waited outside the doors, Heliconis had summoned a thin remnant of her strength with a prayer and mounted the pedestal upon which the idol stood. With all that remained of her earthly might she pushed against it but it wouldn't move. She said a prayer and tried again but it only seemed to move a fraction of an inch. Fearing that the guards would soon come and take her from the temple, she prayed to God and insisted that if God wanted her to do this thing, then God would have to make it possible.With this faithful prayer she pushed once again and the statue fell forward. The idol broke on the floor and made an indelible statement to Perinus, the soldiers, and all to whom Rome might try to lie. None could believe that Heliconis made a sacrifice to the god she had shattered with the help of her own God. In a rage, Perinus commanded that she be beheaded for this crime and the soldiers were quick to comply because they knew that Perinus had the power to do the same to them. Heliconis died a martyr and a destroyer of gods.
Monday, May 30, 2011
May 30 - Joan of Arc, Martyr, Warrior, Victim of Injustice
Joan responded, "If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me." Though this was a beautifully crafted response, in Joan's ears its beauty could not compare to the sound of the silence that followed it. Her accusers were dumbstruck by the careful precision offered in her words and were forced to take another route of accusation to arrive at the predetermined verdict of guilty and condemned to death. They condemned her for her visions and claimed she was an impostor wrapping herself up in the garments of the Church while serving a civil master. They condemned her for wearing men's clothing and armor as she led French soldiers to resist the abusive and land-destroying practices of the English invaders. She was ceaselessly questioned and housed in a prison guarded by English soldiers instead of in a monastery or convent as the law concerning ecclesastical trials demanded. So, when she wasn't being questioned and tricked by her accusers, she was held in a rough prison cell, forced to wear a flimsy dress that provided no protection from the cold, and "guarded" by the soldiers she had been fighting only weeks before.
After she was condemned--and her condemnation caused no surprise among anybody--she was asked to sign a statement renouncing the crimes with which she had been labeled. Being illiterate, she was duped into signing the statement under threat of immediate death and then this statement was replaced with one confessing her alleged crimes. With this final duplicitous act, she was condemned to be burned at the stake for heresy without it having ever been proved or rightly tried. She agreed to wear women's clothing to her execution but this plan changed after she was sexually assaulted in her cell before the day of her martyrdom. They did not return her torn dress to her and so, instead, she was marched to her death wearing the same clothes she had worn when she fought the English who now condemned her. She was tied to a stake and burned to death on the 30th day of May in the year 1431. As she died, two clerics held a cross before her so that she might focus on the instrument of execution that had robbed her savior of his life. After the flames died down, the coals were raked back so that the crowd would have no doubt that she had died in the flames and at the hands of the English. They took the remains, burned them twice more until they were but ash and then threw the ashes into the Seine river so that no relics might be obtained by those still loyal to Joan.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
May 29 - Watchman Nee, Convert, Avid Reader, Prisoner,
In that moment of quiet and wordless desperation Watchman felt another new feeling: undeserved and merciful forgiveness. As he knelt beside his bed he saw Jesus on the cross with arms wide open and blood flowing freely. He saw and knew God's love flowing from the wounds of God and knew with one sudden and startlingly clear moment that Jesus was calling him near. Though his arms
So, Watchman followed after his Lord and found himself living on only a third of the money he made. He spent a third of his money on others and the final third was spent on reading material which he would read--and memorize large portions--and then give away to others. He read voraciously and applied his keen intelligence to the texts and scripture that he read with regularity. He began to start churches throughout China and insist that Christians were called to be a part of a caring community that accepted no division or separation even while accommodating doctrinal disagreements. For daring to start churches in a country that was quickly succumbing to the seduction of communist rule, he was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to spend fifteen years in prison. He served his sentence and died in confinement on the 30th day of May in the year 1972 at the age of 68. In the wake of Watchman's ministry in China there were many Christians who had heard his story and were willing to carry on the ministry of preaching and spiritual direction that Watchman started.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
May 28 - Bernard of Menthon, Monastic, Missionary, Hospitable
Friday, May 27, 2011
May 27 - Julius the Veteran, Martyr, Soldier
Thursday, May 26, 2011
May 26 - Augustine of Canterbury, Monastic, Missionary, Archbishop
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
May 25 - Bede, Teacher, Raised by the Monastery, Venerable
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
May 24 - A Man Born Blind Receives His Sight
Jesus replied, "Neither is to blame. He was born blind so that God's glory might berevealed through him, today. We have work to do and we should do it while we still can--there is a time coming when other things will take precedence. But until that dark day I am the Light of the World."As the disciples pondered what he had just said and tried to reconstruct their crumbling thought systems, Jesus stooped down and spat onto the dirt at his feet. He picked up the mud created by his saliva and fashioned two mostly round figures that wouldn't have been mistaken for eyes but must have aroused suspicion when Jesus placed them on the space where the man's eyes should have been. Then, Jesus said to him, "Go to the pool of Siloam and wash your face."
The man went and did as Jesus was told and in the moment that the water flowed over his eyelids the mud was changed to human flesh and the man was suddenly able to see out of his new eyes. With the spittle from his lips, Jesus had brought creation to 1st century Israel. When they saw him, all who had once seen the blind beggar asked each other, "Isn't that the guy who used to sit and beg? You know, the one without eyes?" Those who had known him couldn't agree on whether or not it was truly him even though he insisted that he was the man they were talking about. Finally, they asked him with exasperation, "Fine, then, why do you have eyes? How can you see?"
The man shrugged and responded, "The man they call Jesus made mud, put it here," indicating his eyes, "and told me to go to Siloam to wash. When I did, I could see. I can't explain it but I know it happened." The crowd was amazed and desperate to know where Jesus was. The man responded, honestly, "I don't know. I've never seen him."
All of this attention attracted the Pharisees who came and began to question the now-seeing blind man. It was the Sabbath when Jesus made eyes for the man and so the Pharisees were upset when they heard the beggar's story. "Ah ha" they crowed, "this man cannot be doing this by God's power because he doesn't observe God's Sabbath." This didn't settle the matter, though, like the Pharisees hoped it would. Some insisted that it was ludicrous to think of this healer as a sinner if he could work what was clearly God's power in the world.
As they argued one with another, one of the members of the crowd finally asked the formerly blind beggar: "Well, you're the one with the new eyes. What do you say he is?"
"He's a prophet, " the man said, "he tells the truth."
Many still couldn't believe and suggested that this man was not the same man as the blind beggar. They went and took the man to his parents' house and decided that they could surely put an end to this madness. One of them asked the parents, "Is this man your son--the one who was born without eyes? How can this man who sees be your son?"
The parents replied, "Oh, it's definitely our son and he was definitely born without eyes but anybody can tell he sees now. We know neither how he sees now nor who did this miracle." Then, because they were afraid of what it would cost them to confess Jesus as good, they continued, "Ask him. He's old enough to answer your questions."
So, they asked him again and insisted, "Alright, you've had your fun but tell the truth. Jesus didn't do this, right? After all, we know that he's a sinner."
The man responded, "I can't tell you whether or not he's a sinner but I can tell you that I was blind and now I see." They asked him again how it was that Jesus had healed him and he became frustrated with their incessant questions. He snapped at them, "I've told you this already! Perhaps you just don't want to hear it." Then, coyly he continued, "Or is it that you want to become his disciples?"
This infuriated the Pharisees who spat back, "Oh, you're the one who is his disciple. We're the disciples of Moses--unlike you. Don't forget that we know God has spoken to Moses but nobody seems to know anything about this Jesus. We don't know by what power he works these signs."
The once-blind beggar responded, "Well, isn't that astonishing? You don't know how he does these miracles or where he comes from but he gave me eyes. You didn't. We know that God's power is demonstrated by God's people and that God listens to those who worship God and obey God's will. Something like this--giving eyes to a blind man--has never been done before. So, do the math: if this man wasn't doing God's work, then I wouldn't have eyes." In anger, the Pharisees picked up on that first strain of thought demonstrated by the disciples' question. They insisted that they wouldn't take instruction from a man who must have been born so deeply in sin that he had been born blind. They failed to appreciate what Jesus had said or the miracle that had happened in the man they quickly dismissed.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown the beggar out of town he went and found the man. He asked him, "Do you believe in the one who gave you sight?"
The man responded, "I'd like to but I need you to show me him."
Jesus said, "Use those new eyes of yours and look because it's me who did this thing." The man fell down to his knees and worshipped Jesus proclaiming his trust and faith in Jesus. There were some Pharisees nearby and so they heard him when he said, "I came into this world to turn things on their head and judge the hearts of men and women--believe me that those who cannot see will be made to see and those who can see will be blinded." The Pharisees scoffed at this and insisted that they surely weren't blind but Jesus overheard them and replied, "If you'd confess your blindness--that you don't get it--then you'd escape sin. Instead, you proclaim your sight and retain your sin."
Monday, May 23, 2011
May 23 - Christian de Cherge and Companions, Martyrs, Monks, Hospitable
By day, the monks did what they were called to do. Each of them was acquainted with hard work and knew how to farm and coax the warm earth to give its life to the people who needed its sustenance. They grew their own food and planted their own gardens but they did far more than this, as well. They were eager and willing to teach their agricultural techniques--techniques that worked very well but may have been unpracticed by the local farmers in Algeria at the time--to any who was interested regardless of religious conviction or persuasion. They didn't practice hospitality and give the gifts of their knowledge because they hoped to convert the Muslims but because the Muslims were their neighbors and worthy of their love and care. Furthermore, the monastery's doors were open to those seeking refuge or medical care. Regardless of the injury or the need, the monks were willing to care for the one whom God had delivered into their benevolence. Perhaps most shocking was the time when they offered their sanctuary--the space in which they worshipped together--to some local Muslims whose mosque had been destroyed. These Muslims met in the Christian space and worshipped as they desired because of the hospitality of the Christians with whom they disagreed theologically.
Christian and the monks got along well with the Muslims near Atlas and with the majority of those they met. But there were some who were repelled by the hospitality that Christian and his companions offered and desired for the monks to be removed from Algeria. If they would not go willingly or convert to Islam, then they would have to be killed. Twenty Muslim men stormed the monastery on March 26th, 1996, and took the first seven monks they found because they had been told to go and get "those seven monks." Christian was among the seven that were taken.They were taken away from their home and held captive for some time. While captive, they were accused of various crimes and punished for being Christian. Christian had written a letter in 1995 that began "If it should happen one day—and it could be today—that I become a victim of the terrorism which now seems ready to encompass all the foreigners living in Algeria, I would like my community, my Church, my family, to remember that my life was given to God and to this country." He went to ask the reader to "associate such a death with the many other deaths that were just as violent, but forgotten through indifference and anonymity. My life has no more value than any other. Nor any less value." The seven were killed on May 21st, 1996, and their deaths were announced on May 23rd, 1996.
In the final paragraphs of his letter, Christian addressed his would-be-murderer and wrote: "And you also, the friend of my final moment, who would not be aware of what you were doing.Yes, for you also I wish this 'thank you'—and this 'adieu'—to commend you to the God whose face I see in yours. And may we find each other, happy "good thieves," in Paradise, if it pleases God, the Father of us both. Amen."
Sunday, May 22, 2011
May 22 - Julia of Corsica, Martyr, Captive, Slave
Eusebius was a merchant and did much business all around the Mediterranean Sea. He was not a Christian and, in fact, was willing to worship any of the gods of the peoples with whom he traded if it might help him make a little more money or gain a little more influence. Julia made the decision demonstrate the virtue of her faith in daily service to Eusebius. This did not make it likable or easy but it did give it an ultimate purpose and allowed her to connect her own story to that of other slaves who had escaped not only worldly chains but the more insidious mental and spiritual bonds--like Joseph, the son of Jacob. In only a short time, she was considered the greatest of all of Eusebius' servants. He was astounded at the love she showed even as he demanded service of her and treated her as a possession. When she wasn't working, she was praying or reading and drawing nearer and nearer to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This devotion frustrated Eusebius at first but when he realized how much she did for him he learned to overlook this irritation. On Julia's last trip with him they were sailing to the southern coast of what would be known as France with a ship full of expensive cargo. They landed on the upper peninsula of Corsica and as they were preparing the ship for the night, Eusebius noticed that there was a great sacrifice happening nearby. He gathered all of his people--all except Julia who refused to take part--and went to see the bull slaughtered by the governor of the region (a man named Felix).
At first, Felix was very happy to have unexpected guests who would come and pay homage to the gods he worshipped. However, word got back to Felix that not all of Eusebius' servants had come to the sacrifice. He inquired after the one that remained on the ship and found out that she was a Christian and refused to have any part in the festivities. Not knowing that Genseric had already failed at the task, Felix resolved to convert Julia to his own evils. He asked Eusebius if he wouldn't command her to come and he said that he had decided long ago that her service was so excellent that he'd rather not risk any damage to her. Felix volunteered to give Eusebius any four of his female slaves for Julia but Eusebius laughed it off and insisted that he wouldn't accept everything Felix owned for Julia. Eusebius was a Roman citizen and so he was protected from any direct assaults upon his property from Felix, so Felix pretended as if it was over and offered Eusebius another drink. In only a little while Eusebius was thoroughly intoxicated and he passed out. As Eusebius fell to the ground in a stupor, Felix sent his men to bring Julia to him.
Julia came in chains and was commanded by Felix to make a sacrifice to his gods. She refused and so he made her an offer: perform one sacrifice and I will set you free as governor. Indeed the power to do so rested squarely in his hands but Julia was uninterested and responded, "My liberty is the service of Christ, whom I serve every day with a pure mind." In other words, she claimed that she was as free as anybody could be and it was Felix who was in need of release from slavery--slavery to that far more deadly master: sin. Because of her refusal, Felix had her beaten severely by some of his strongest men. When that proved unsuccessful at securing her apostasy, he had her hair torn out slowly and painfully. She was asked if she would now renounce her faith to save herself further pain and eventual death. She responded that Jesus had been wounded and killed for her and it was appropriate that she be willing to do the same for him. So, they nailed her to a cross and crucified her. She died a martyr who was a slave that was more free than any.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
May 21 - Rita of Cascia, Wife, Mother, Nun
Rita gave birth to two sons by her husband Paolo: Giangiacomo Antonio and Paolo Maria. Regrettably, life with her husband was not easy or pleasant. He was verbally abusive to her and nearly everyone with whom he came into contact. He was nominally Christian but his faith extended no further than his occasional words and meager attendance on Sunday. But Rita knew that love was a transforming force and so she endeavored to love him even when he was unlovable. Furthermore, she spent her life raising Giangiacomo and Paolo Maria in the faith in which she had been raised. Day in and day out her love had a slow and steady effect on those around her. It took nearly eighteen years but eventually Rita's husband came to profess a vibrant and saving faith that changed his outlook and approach to life. Rita's love had led Paolo to God's love and this transformed Paolo's corruption into redemption. Yet, tragedy was right around the corner and soon after his conversion he was murdered by those he worked with--perhaps because of the chance that had occurred in his life. Giangiacomo and Paolo Maria were both adults by this time and so they vowed a vendetta against the murderers of their father.
Rita knew well the spiritual carnage that would be wrought in the lives of her sons if they followed through on their disastrous vendetta. She begged them to renounce it and abandon the lie that said vengeance would "make things even." Rita knew well that more violence would not solve the problem and would only amplify the tragedy and in this she knew the power and value of peace.When Giangiacomo and Paolo Maria refused to abandon their awful course, Rita did the only thing she knew to do: pray. She prayed that God's will would be done and that he sons would be saved from spiritual death because of their haste and fury. They were Christians and so she prayed that--no matter the cost--they not be allowed to destroy their faith with rash actions.Within the year Giangiacomo and Paolo Maria died of natural causes and with a sudden unexpectedness. Rita understood this to be God saving her sons from impending sin and destruction. Following the death of Giangiacomo and Paolo Maria, Rita worked hard to reconcile the rest of her family with her husband's murderer.She was successful in this and retired to a convent as a nun and spiritual leader.
Friday, May 20, 2011
May 20 - Michael Sattler, Martyr, Reformer, Anabaptist
Slowly--very slowly at first--Michael began to see abandonment as a path unworthy of traveling and so he considered the path of reformation. Indeed, there were those in the Church who were misguided but Michael became increasingly aware that the Church was not made up of the sainted and would always have more than its fair share of hypocrites. How could it not? After all, if the Christian Gospel was the highest of callings, then it made the most room for hypocrisy within its ranks. So, slowly at first Michael began circulating in reformer circles--particularly among the Anabaptists--and advocating for reformation of the One Church. Because of this controversial stance he and Margaretha were forced to flee to Switzerland. While he served as a minister and theologian among the Swiss brethren he relearned a way of spiritual life and leadership that was life-giving to him. In Schleitheim they convened a council of Christians who drafted a confession of faith (now known as the Schleitheim Confession) and Michael was the leader of the party that wrote the document. Both within their lives and within their document they resisted coercion within the Church, denounced the use of violence for Christians, forbade the swearing of vows on the basis of the Sermon on the Mount, called for an increasingly intentional approach to the Faith, and denied the ability of civil power to serve in the Church's place among other things.They published this document under the title "Brotherly Agreement of Some Children of God." They sought reformation but they were labeled heretics. They sought unity through healing but were labeled the disease.
For daring to suggest that the Church had problems they were targeted by the civil arm of the Church. Those in power within the State took up arms against Michael and the Swiss Brethren. He was given a trial but was not asked to defend his arguments for the need of healing and reformation within the Church--that was never considered a possibility by those within power. Rather, he was given a chance simply to deny all he had said. He refused. So, they decreed: "Michael Sattler shall be committed to the executioner. The latter shall take him to the square and there first cut out his tongue, and then forge him fast to a wagon and there with glowing iron tongs twice tear pieces from his body, then on the way to the site of execution five times more as above and then burn his body to powder as an arch-heretic." As they prepared to kill him he cried out, "Almighty and eternal God you art the way and the truth. I have not been shown to be in error and, so, I will--with thy help--on this day testify to the truth and seal it with my blood."And so they made a martyr of a reformer of the One Church. Two days later they also killed Margaretha by drowning her.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
May 19 - Dunstan, Blacksmith, Archbishop of Canterbury, Light to England
Actually, he smelled her before she ever entered the room as the breeze that preceded her carried her scent to him on a wave. It was a refreshing and enticing thing and so he looked up to ask her how he could help her and the words caught in his throat. She wasgorgeous and he found he could not look away.The way she moved entranced him and reminded him of the many days he had spent in indecision about a potential vow of celibacy--he had remained unconvinced for quite some time until finally he fell under a conviction that God was calling him to the eremitic, monastic life. She leaned forward in an alluring way and it was only then that he realized how provocatively she was dressed. It wasn't that she was scantily clad or garishly risque by any means--that would be far too obvious--but as he looked upon her he noticed several things about her that seemed to call softly to his lust. It was in the little things like the turn of the collar of her dress, the gentle wave of her long, chestnut hair, the purse of her lips as she considered some clever thing to say to Dunstan, and the apparent honesty in her eyes. By Dunstan's estimation she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he was enchanted as she coyly conversed with him. Each pose and stance she struck seemed effortless and without forethought but maddeningly attractive and innocently unaware. There seemed to be so much right about her.
But there was something about the way she flirted with him that made him hesitate. He was eager to join with her in "harmless fun" but became aware that there was something else at work. Though the illusion of the gorgeous woman had been fundamentally persuasive at first its sincerity faded as his lust cooled. Those soft and genuine looks began quietly to whisper sex and not sincerity. The way she turned her body to walk to another point in the shop revealed some desire in her to be lusted after. With each passing second, Dunstan became more and more aware that she knew exactly what she was doing and that there was poison beneath the sweetness. He realized with startling clarity that only that which was evil would dare masquerade as the beautiful and in this realization he began to see all the things his lust had blinded him to. He picked up the tongs that had so recently held the chalice being set aside for God's use and turned to the woman as she twirled her skirt--and perhaps gave too much of her true nature away. With stunning speed he reached out and grabbed her nose with the tongs knowing that she was no woman and only a dark spirit sent to bewitch and undo him. The story goes that the woman begged and pleaded with him at first but could not convince him that she was not the devil himself. Under the pressure, the facade began to slip and Dunstan's captive--perhaps the devil himself--began to cry out in pain and beg to be released. Finally, Dunstan let him go and the poor thing ran as fast as its legs would carry it with the tattered rags that had masqueraded as a comely dress flowing behind it.Recognizing the temptation for what it was, Dunstan knew that even the sweetest of poisons was still deadly.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May 18 - Theodotus of Ancyra, Martyr, Defender of the Martyrs, Rightfully Accused
Eventually, Rome shut down the building where the Christians met. By forbidding entrance to anyone, those drunk with imperial lies masquerading as power thought they were closing the Church! In reality, they were only moving it and so for some time it met in the inn that Theodotus owned and operated. This increased his visibility to the empire and likely shortened his days. When he realized this he let the priest know that soon he expected to join the martyrs because he didn't suspect that the empire would continue to overlook his presence and his activities. Soon after Theodotus' conversation with the priest, seven women were arrested for being Christian. These women had committed themselves to celibacy and a life of singleness so that they might focus on seeking the will of God and taking care of the poor and sick.The rulers whose minds had been warped by the twisted values of the empire and the world felt that these women should be raped and then murdered as punishment for their convictions and values. The youths who were given the charge of raping the seven women refused when they met the women and one of them had gray hair--perhaps they couldn't get past the idea of raping a woman who could be their mother and in shock their twisted values had been exposed to them. So, the prefect ordered heavy stones tied to their legs and each of them was dropped into the lake to drown.
That night a guard was posted at the shore because the bodies of the Christians had been missing far too often and if they were receiving burials then Rome's powers to frighten and terrify were weakened. The eldest of the women appeared to Theodotus in a dream and so the following night he went with a dear friend--Polychronius--to the lake to rescue the bodies of all seven women. As they approached in prayer, the guard received a vision of a Christian martyr commanding him to leave. In fear, he abandoned his post and Theodotus and Polychronius were able to do the hard work of releasing the bodies from their submerged prison. They took the bodies back and buried them but their actions were found out the next day when the seven women no longer rotted in the lake. Polychronius and Theodotus were arrested and tortured. Under torture, Polychronius broke and told his accusers that it had all been Theodotus' idea. Polychronius was set free after he made the sacrifice of his own faith--sacrificing that of inestimable value for a cheap trinket--but Theodotus was condemned to death. He was martyred and his body joined those of the other martyrs who were rescued from desecration not because they "needed it" by any means but because they deserved it.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
May 17 - Paschal Baylon, Poor, Mystic, Friar
With each passing person, Paschal either found a willing tutor for a moment or yet another person unconcerned with the face he doesn't know. Person by person Paschal slowly learned to read. Every lesson he received was an act of charity that produced knowledge in his own mind and good fruits in the soul of the one who spared their time and attention for the other. Some would have been ashamed to ask those who passed by for help and assistance but Paschal knew a very important thing: he wasn't the only one who benefited from these lessons. In accepting an act of charity, he was helping the other to grow and mature spiritually. Soon, he had repeat tutors coming by to teach him "a little more." When there was no tutor and nobody coming down the road, Paschal tried to read the book he carried with him and it grew progressively easier and easier as time went on and his knowledge increased. Eventually, he had learned to read and so he applied to be a lay brother among the nearby Franciscans. But, once again, he did something shocking: he only spent time in the especially poor monasteries.
Paschal was certain that poverty was formative and healing for him and so he refused to abandon it by residing in a monastery of some comfort and means. He is recorded as insisting, "I was born poor and am resolved to die in poverty and penance." He had found the powerful road that led through poverty into spiritual formation and growth. He had learned the power of asking others to be charitable and giving others the opportunity to prove their allegiance to a Kingdom not-of-this-world.The rest of his life was lacking in riches and filled with prayer and opportunities for charity. His many mystical and ecstatic experiences only confirmed his calling in his heart until he died on May 17th, 1592.
Monday, May 16, 2011
May 16 - Brendan of Clonfert, Monastic, Student of the Greats, Navigator
After several years at the knee of Ita he was sent back to receive the remainder of his education and training from the hand of Erc in Tralee. This was a powerful experience for Brendan but as he aged and began to experience the strengthening of his own calling he desired to travel and study under yet more great Christian leaders and teachers. Erc gave his approval but made one significant request: Brendan should return for his eventual ordination. Brendan honored Erc'srequest after several more years of study under the great Irish minds including Finnian of Clonard, Enda of Aran, and Jarlath of Tuam. He was ordained at the age of twenty-six and went out into the Irish countryside with missions in mind and monasteries to build. Because of his masterful education he soon became a master in his own right and attracted many disciples to himself. They built monasteries in several places (including Ardfert,Shanakeel, and at the foot of Brandon Hill) and Brendan oversaw their development and expanding mission. He even appointed his sister as abbess over one of the monasteries. He became known throughout Ireland as a master of Christian spirituality and a peer of Patrick and Brigid.
Near the end of his life he had a vision in which God called him to do something preposterous: to travel far from Ireland. For a man with as much influence in Irish life as Brendan had this seemed to be a disastrous idea. To travel far away would be to abandon the work he had done for a people who would not know him and who would not give him any of the respect or attention that he naturally received in Ireland. But, he was loyal to God's will and willing to do God's work. So, he gathered to himself sixty of his closest disciples and prepared a boat for travel. Their first voyage was a colossal failure so they stopped to regroup. After praying and fasting for forty days, they set out again and traveled for nearly seven years aboard their boat. They landed in Iceland and Greenland and may have gone as far as the North American continent. Though this seems unlikely, recent tests have even proven that it's possible with the ship that they built. Along the way, they shared the faith that motivated them and expanded the Kingdom of God into places where it had never seen the light of day. As his days drew short, he returned to Ireland (stopping first in Scotland and Iona) and founded yet one more monastery at Annaghdown. It was in this monastery where he finished his days teaching his disciples and guiding the shape of Christianity in an increasingly new world.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
May 15 - Peter Maurin, Teacher, Visionary, Radical
He had chosen Canada--specifically Saskatchewan--because they did not have obligatory military service or conscription and, so, it seemed to hold the promise of a life of piety without politics. He built a home and shared it with others but soon found that the life of escape was not one to which he was called even if he was still called to a life of poverty. He left Saskatchewan and began taking odd jobs in the United States or, in hard times, wherever he could find them. He worked hard and asked for little. When he was able and life and funds permitted him to do so he would go to New York and teach the poor the skills they might desperately need. Often, he was unpaid for this service because of the expansive quality of the poverty he struggled against. He would spend his time teaching in the public library or sharing his life and experiences with people on the streets. He had minimized his own interaction with politics while emphasizing his own relationship with his God and his Faith. One of the people whom he regularly had conversation with gave him the name and address of a new convert and freelance writer by the name of Dorothy Day. Peter sought out Dorothy and his life took another turn.
The two developed an intense and passionate relationship as two friends and beloved coworkers in the Kingdom of God. Dorothy was a gifted writer and Peter had ideas that had true potential to rock the world. Before they did anything, though, Peter insisted that Dorothy receive an education about how to look at the world through truly Christian eyes. It was always Peter's insistence that the Kingdom of God operated on a different set of values and procedures. He didn't think that the old world and the corrupt systems needed to be conquered so much as allowed to destroy themselves.Peter taught Dorothy and others that the Christian way was to focus upon piety and faith and allow broken systems to self-destruct. This is how Peter and Dorothy proceeded and this is how Peter finally understood himself to escape the worst part of the painful grasp of the political machines. The two of them started The Catholic Worker and it soon became a widely read and appreciated newspaper. Through the paper, Peter advocated a return to the practice of Christian hospitality, the increased importance of farms, and the value of community among other things.Insisting that "there is no unemployment on the land," Peter moved to a communal farm in Pennsylvania and spent the remainder of his days aiding in the publication of The Catholic Worker, teaching those willing to hear, and advocating for the poor against systems that tried to undo them all. He died in 1949 and was buried in a second-hand suit in a donated grave.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
May 14 - Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr, Convert, Defender of the Martyrs
Boniface went willingly because he was commanded to do so and his affection for Aglaida led him to trust her grim rationale. As he had traveled, he had planned and brainstormed about how he might be able to coerce some poor or desperate person in possession of relics to surrender them into non-Christian hands. Boniface arrived in Rome and was very surprised to see that martyrdom was far more common than he imagined. He began to suspect that he might not have to purchase the relics because he might be able to steal or seize them in the chaos that followed the executioner's blade. But as Boniface surveyed the places where Rome practiced the power of fear and death, he began listening to and hearing the words that the Christians preached even as they approached their deaths. He was astounded to watch martyr after martyr refuse release because of a desire to maintain a faith foreign to Boniface. Soon, he had a name for the affliction that discomforted Aglaida and himself: sin.Under the power of conviction he began to trust the God and Lord of the Christians and soon repented of the ways that led to a death more profound than Rome's variety.
Having been converted, Boniface could not hide his passion and began to decry the evils that Rome perpetrated in the name of justice. Whereas he had come to profane the relics of the martyrs, he was now a defender of their sanctity. Eventually, he was arrested for the crime of being a Christian and after he refused to return to a life of freedom and death by denying his Lord, he was marched to the site of his own execution. As they prepared to make Boniface a martyr the thought must have passed through his mind that Aglaida would finally receive her relics when they sent her servant's body back to her. When she received them--courtesy of a faithful group of Christians--she learned what it was that Boniface had learned. Under the guidance of the Christians she was soon converted and found release from her sin and brokenness in a faith that made martyrs and opposed death at every turn--sometimes going so far as to crush death by dying.
Friday, May 13, 2011
May 13 - Julian of Norwich, Anchoress, Writer, Dreamer
"But in this I stood beholding things general, troublously and mourning, saying thus to our Lord in my meaning, with full great dread: Ah! good Lord, how might all be well, for the great hurt that is come, by sin, to the creature? And here I desired, as far as I durst, to have some more open declaring wherewith I might be eased in this matter.
And to this our blessed Lord answered full meekly and with full lovely cheer, and shewed thatAdam's sin was the most harm that ever was done, or ever shall be, to the world's end; and also He shewed that this [sin] is openly known in all Holy Church on earth. Furthermore He taught that I should behold the glorious Satisfaction for this Amends-making is more pleasing to God and more worshipful, without comparison, than ever was the sin of Adam harmful. Then signifieth our blessed Lord thus in this teaching, that we should take heed to this: For since I have made well the most harm, then it is my will that thou know thereby that I shall make well all that is less."
"Full preciously our Lord keepeth us when it seemeth to us that we are near forsaken and cast away for our sin and because we have deserved it. And because of meekness that we get hereby, we are raised well-high in God's sight by His grace, with so great contrition, and also compassion, and true longing to God. Then they be suddenly delivered from sin and from pain, and taken up to bliss, and made even high saints.
By contrition we are made clean, by compassion we are made ready, and by true longing toward God we are made worthy. These are three means, as I understand, whereby that all souls come to heaven: that is to say, that have been sinners in earth and shall be saved: for by these three medicines it behoveth that every soul be healed.Though the soul be healed, his wounds are seen afore God,—not as wounds but as worships. And so on the contrary-wise, as we be punished here with sorrow and penance, we shall be rewarded in heaven by the courteous love of our Lord God Almighty, who willeth that none that come there lose his travail in any degree. For He [be]holdeth sin as sorrow and pain to His lovers, to whom He assigneth no blame, for love.The meed that we shall receive shall not be little, but it shall be high, glorious, and worshipful. And so shall shame be turned to worship and more joy.
But our courteous Lord willeth not that His servants despair, for often nor for grievous falling: for our falling hindereth letteth not Him to love us.Peace and love are ever in us, being and working; but we be not alway in peace and in love. But He willeth that we take heed thus that He is Ground of all our whole life in love; and furthermore that He is our everlasting Keeper and mightily defendeth us against our enemies, that be full fell and fierce upon us;—and so much our need is the more for [that] we give them occasion by our falling."


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Melanie Benjamin has Web browser bookmarks full of women. No, she's not looking for possible cabinet members — she's searching for little-known historical women to feature in her next novel.
With her most recent books, Benjamin has carved out a literary niche: writing heavily researched but mostly fictional biographies showcasing women somewhat lost to history. Her first two books featured Alice Liddell ("Alice I Have Been"), the woman who inspired Lewis Carroll to write "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"; and Lavinia Warren Bump ("The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb"), a perfectly proportioned little person who performed at P.T. Barnum's American Museum and married General Tom Thumb, a fellow performer and little person.
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Her newest book, "The Aviator's Wife," follows the life of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of the multifaceted aviator Charles Lindbergh. The book chronicles the couple's life, including their short courtship, their accomplishments in aviation and the headline-grabbing kidnapping of their son.
Printers Row recently caught up with Melanie Benjamin, a pseudonym for Melanie Hauser. Here is an edited transcript of the interview.
Q: Why do you write about these little-known women?
A: I'll read a biography and I am just not content with what is there. I see things beyond what other people see. I am always looking for hidden corners and closets of a life that I feel aren't explored either by the person who lived it or the people writing about it. I guess I am looking for women who I see a lot more to than the written record shows. I like to imagine the "what ifs" of history.
Q: Why Anne Morrow Lindbergh?
A: Charles is a well-known name in history, but I felt there were things about Anne that hadn't been explored. She seemed to hide in the shadows a lot. When I researched her accomplishments, particularly her aviation accomplishments, she wasn't the woman I suspected she would be. I wanted to look at her entire relationship with Charles, which I don't think she explored fully in her own writings.
Q: Where is the line between fiction and nonfiction in your work?
A: I don't concern myself with that line. Most readers of historical fiction are content to just get caught up in a good story, and that is what I want to do as an author. I am not concerned with people knowing exactly what I made up and what is real. I get frustrated by people who get caught up in that. That said, I certainly incorporate facts into my fiction. I take the basic facts from the life of my subject and I pick and choose what to use to construct a really interesting novel. I don't let facts get in the way of my imagination and my exploration of the subject's emotions and relationships.
Q: Anne Morrow Lindbergh is a more public figure than the other two women you previously wrote about. Was it different fictionalizing a more public life?
A: I actually wrote the first draft of "The Aviator's Wife" as a roman à clef in that it was obviously based on the Lindberghs, but I totally changed their names. It was still obviously about a great aviator and his wife. After I turned it in, my editor said that I needed to write it all over again with the real names. I think I needed to write it without the Lindbergh names first in order to get that feeling of duty to Anne and Charles out of my head and be able to create my own novel based on their lives.
Q: How did the newsreel play into their celebrity, and was their celebrity the first of its kind?
A: I think so. I think we didn't see that type of celebrity again until Princess Diana came along, and I think there is a really interesting parallel between Diana and the Lindberghs in the power of the press to ruin lives. Unlike a lot of "celebrities" today, the Lindberghs were famous but they didn't want to be. They wanted to go about their lives, and they didn't quite understand the intense media appetite for everything they did. Charles completed his flight not seeking a place in history. It was just a challenge he made to himself, and he did it at a time when newsreels were there to capture his landing, so all of a sudden people are going to the movies and seeing Charles Lindbergh larger than life and as glamorous as any movie star on the screen. Together, they were this glamorous young couple setting up house in the air, breaking records, doing amazing things, but in their mind that was just the life they lived.
Q: Amelia Earhart pops up in your book. Were the Lindberghs friends with Amelia?
A: Publicly, they both admired Amelia very much. Even during the darkest days when the baby was taken, Anne made it a point in her diary to note what Amelia was doing. Privately, I think they were both a little bit amused how closely Amelia changed her physical appearance to match that of Charles Lindbergh. She cut her hair short, she was really tall and angular like Charles, and she dressed like him. She was the feminine version of Charles Lindbergh, and I think that amused them.
Q: I understand that you are working on a new book. Can we expect another female-centric historical biography?
A: Yes. At this point, it's not in first person, so it will be a little different. Even though it is a real person, I can guarantee that you have never heard of her.
Courtney Crowder covers the Chicago literary scene for Printers Row Journal.
"The Aviator's Wife"
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Will Smith has been ruled out of starring in the planned "Independence Day" sequel because he is "too expensive," according to director Roland Emmerich.
The actor appeared alongside Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman in the 1996 alien invasion blockbuster, and film bosses are plotting a follow-up for 2015.
However, moviemaker Emmerich has revealed Smith will not be reprising his role as Captain Steven Hiller because of financial issues.
He tells the New York Daily News, "Will Smith cannot come back because he's too expensive, but he'd also be too much of a marquee name. It would be too much.
"We have like maybe half of the people that you… would know from the first film (in the script) and the other half (are) people who are new."


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When the first pitch of the sixth inning left Hector Santiago's hand Friday, it didn't matter how many major-league starts were under his belt or how many times Shin-Soo Choo had come to the plate. It didn't even matter who was batting.
This was a 91-mph sinker, belt-high over the middle of the plate, where baseballs begin to resemble beach balls. As if to teach a lesson, Choo stroked the pitch to the deepest part of Angel Stadium. Even a leaping Mike Trout, a pitcher's last and best line of defense, couldn't pull down the home run in straightaway center field.
That wasn't Santiago's only mistake Friday, but it was his most glaring. The Angels' struggling starter suffered his fifth straight loss to start the season in a 5-2 loss to the Texas Rangers before an announced crowd of 42,989.
Santiago also allowed a two-run home run to Alex Rios in the sixth inning as Texas turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead.
The Rangers scored twice more in the seventh inning off Angels reliever Kevin Jepsen. Both runs were charged to Santiago, who allowed a single to Leonys Martin and walked Michael Choice to start the inning before getting the hook.
The ending to Santiago's day spoiled what had been a strong start. He didn't allow a runner past second base for five innings, throwing just 72 pitches. The third time through the Rangers' lineup, Santiago threw 30 pitches and recorded only three outs.
Already this season, batters are hitting .357 against Santiago, a former reliever, the third time through the order.
By allowing five runs in six innings, Santiago saw his ERA rise to 5.01. The Angels' other four starters are 10-4 with a 3.28 ERA.
Sound familiar? Joe Blanton began last season 0-7 before earning his first win in an Angels uniform, but the comparison ends there. Santiago might have missed more bats already this season than Blanton did in 2013.
Manager Mike Scioscia believes that Santiago is better than his record indicates.
"He made some adjustments outside his first start of the season," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He understands the balance of what he needs to do. He's been a couple pitches away from pitching deep into a game and getting a chance to win."
Scioscia said that the issue of balance — when to throw a fastball and when to throw an off-speed pitch against hitters multiple times through the order — comes with experience starting games.
"There's an adjustment period that goes on for any pitcher who switches roles," the manager said. "Probably the biggest one is the reliever that's mostly in the pen to become a starter … How you're putting pitches together. What situation are you saving pitches for. This is all experience on the field that a pitcher has to acquire."
The game was marred by a pair of injuries. Angels third baseman David Freese had to leave after three innings with a contusion on his right middle finger, the result of an 87-mph fastball from Colby Lewis that hit him in the hand.
Ian Stewart took over and had his hand in an important play in the seventh inning, hitting Michael Choice in the back on a throw to home plate. That allowed the Rangers to score their fifth run.
Choo left the game with soreness in his left ankle and was replaced by Daniel Robertson in left field.
The Angels scored a run in the second on a well-placed bunt down the third-base line by J.B. Shuck. Freese scored easily on the hit as Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre allowed the ball to roll past him, only to watch it stay fair by inches.
Shuck scored in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Howie Kendrick.
Lewis allowed seven hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out six. Rangers relievers Aaron Poreda, Jason Frasor, Neal Cotts, Alexi Ogando and Joakim Soria allowed one hit the rest of the way without allowing a run. Soria pitched a perfect ninth inning for his seventh save.
Shuck and Albert Pujols went 2 for 4 for the Angels, whose three-game winning streak ended.


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|MLBPA Press Release
The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is bestowed annually by Major League players, along with nine other Players Choice Awards, to honor the players they believe are the best in the game. Players on each of the 30 Major League teams have nominated one teammate as a candidate for the 2012 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
Fans now may visit www.MLBPLAYERS.com to select their favorite among the nominees. Six division finalists chosen by the fans will appear on the Players Choice Awards ballot when all Major Leaguers vote on Wednesday, Sept. 19, to select the winner.
Michael Young of the Rangers was the 2011 Marvin Miller Man of the Year. Young and his wife Cristina launched The Michael Young Family Foundation to improve children's social, educational, physical and mental health. A longtime sponsor of the Wipe Out Kids Cancer Ambassadors Program, Young has also provided college scholarships to local cancer survivors and Hispanic students through his Young Heroes Scholarship Program. Past winners of the award, named for the legendary baseball union leader, also include Brandon Inge, Curtis Granderson, Torii Hunter, Albert Pujols, Jim Thome, John Smoltz, Mike Sweeney, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Eric Davis and Paul Molitor.
The 2012 Players Choice Awards also honor the outstanding player, rookie, pitcher and comeback player in each league, as well as the overall Outstanding Player of the Year. 2012 Players Choice Award winners in all categories will designate charities to receive grants totaling $260,000 from the Players Trust. Since 1992, the Players Trust has recognized the outstanding on-field and off-field performances of Players Choice Awards winners by contributing more than $3 million to charities around the world.
The following players were nominated by their teammates for the 2012 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award:
Arizona: Brad Ziegler; Atlanta: Chipper Jones; Baltimore: Adam Jones; Boston: Jarrod Saltalamachhia; Chicago Cubs: David DeJesus; Chicago White Sox: Paul Konerko; Cincinnati: Jay Bruce; Cleveland: Vinnie Pestano; Colorado: Michael Cuddyer; Detroit: Miguel Cabrera; Houston: Jose Altuve; Kansas City: Billy Butler; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: C.J. Wilson; Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw; Miami: Josh Johnson; Milwaukee: Corey Hart; Minnesota: Justin Morneau; New York Mets: R.A. Dickey; New York Yankees: Mark Teixeira; Oakland: Jonny Gomes; Philadelphia: Cole Hamels; Pittsburgh: Andrew McCutchen; San Diego: Clayton Richard; San Francisco: Barry Zito; Seattle: Felix Hernandez; St. Louis: Skip Schumaker; Tampa Bay: David Price; Texas: Michael Young; Toronto: Ricky Romero; Washington: Ryan Zimmerman.


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Bealey Spur
This walk is often a good choice when north-westerly winds are bringing rain to Arthur's Pass – being further east, it is drier in these conditions.
Time: 4 - 6 hr return Distance: Type: Walking Track
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The track starts from the end of Cloudesley Road, off the main highway near the Bealey Hotel, 14 km south of Arthur's Pass Village.
This walk is often a good choice when north-westerly winds are bringing rain to Arthur's Pass - being further east, it is drier in these conditions. The track also appeals to many walkers because it is more gradual than most of the alpine tracks around Arthur's Pass Village, and it does not climb above the bush-line. It is also well marked and is suitable for reasonably fit people who are well equipped.
The track climbs gently up the spur, through mountain beech forest. In summer look out for red flowering mistletoe near the start of the track. At one point there is a dramatic view down to Bruce Stream—take care with children. Higher up, the track passes through tussock grasslands and subalpine scrub, and passes near several tarns. There are expansive views of the Waimakariri River Valley and surrounding mountains.
The track ends at an historic hut, once used by musterers in the days when this area was farmed for sheep.
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Client Infographic: How Affiliate Marketing Works
Recently, InfoNewt (my company) designed How Affiliate Marketing Works for Internet Marketing guru Rae Hoffman-Dolan and her site: Sugarrae.com. You can see the high-resolution version here.
After spending over a decade in the Internet marketing industry, I think I often forget – and have failed to address – the most obvious question most folks new to the industry have about affiliate marketing.
When I appeared as a guest on Weapons of Mass Marketing earlier this week to discuss the topic of marketing affiliate programs, the hosts evidenced the importance of the often overlooked question by leading off their interview with a variation of it…
"How does affiliate marketing work?"
No numbers, no statistics, no data visualizations. This infographic is visualizing a process, and I do many of these for clients. Business processes, strategies, workflows, business models, flow charts and explanations of how things work.
In this case, characters on a simple path visualizes a process of 10 steps. Way more interesting than a text numbered list in a blog post don't you think?
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Cantor will resign from Congress August 18
Eric Cantor, no longer the second-ranking House Republican, said Friday he'll leave Congress August 18.
"It has been the highest honor of my professional life to serve the people of Virginia's 7th District in Congress. That is why it is with tremendous gratitude and a heavy heart that I have decided to resign from Congress, effective Aug. 18," he said in a statement.
"During this time of transition for me and my family, it is my foremost desire to ensure that representation is maintained for the people of the 7th District. For this reason, I have asked Gov. (Terry) McAuliffe to hold a special election on Election Day, at no additional cost to taxpayers, so my successor can be sworn in immediately in November."
Cantor was defeated by Dave Brat, a conservative professor, in a stunning Republican primary upset in June. Cantor was House Majority Leader, and a strong candidate to succeed House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Cantor also explained his decision to resign Friday in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
An excerpt:
"Our country faces many challenges. Too many Americans have lost confidence in the country's future, and it is not hard to see why. The American Dream often seems to be in retreat at home, while American power and principles are receding abroad.
"Too many children are condemned to a bad school because of their ZIP code. Access to a quality education is the civil rights issue of our time and I will continue fighting for reforms that empower children and parents wherever they live and whatever their income. Addressing our education challenges also includes the skyrocketing cost of college. Government has been driving up that cost and public policy has to switch gears.
"I believe that we can once again have an economy that produces well-paying jobs that not only put food on the table but help put money in the bank. Reforming taxes and regulations to promote growth is one important step. But we must also keep working to bridge the widening skills gap by ensuring that workers have the opportunity to learn new skills so they can access and keep quality jobs.
"Our economic strength is intertwined with our global presence. We have been shrinking from the world in recent years, abandoning the mantle of leadership that generations of brave Americans fought to attain. The result has been growing instability, declining American influence and gathering danger. Our allies no longer trust us, and our enemies no longer fear us. The Middle East is in chaos. Terror is on the rise. Iran is marching toward full nuclear capability and Russia has invaded a sovereign nation with few consequences.
"Earlier in my lifetime our country went through a period of precipitous decline, but then recovered. I became a Republican because I heard Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Dick Obenshain and so many others advocating the ideas that created that recovery. While these were all great men, what was truly powerful were the ideas they were advancing.
"While my days as a congressman will soon be behind me, my days of fighting for those ideas as a citizen are ahead of me. I'd like to thank the voters, my neighbors, my friends, for giving me the extraordinary opportunity to serve, and I look forward to continuing to work for an America that works and an America that leads."


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Todd Rohal, a graduate of the film program in the Honors Tutorial College, took some time before heading to the Sundance Film Festival to Skype with some current OHIO film students.
Photo courtesy of: Todd Rohal
Feb 7, 2014
By Angela Brock
Todd Rohal, a 1998 graduate of the Honors Tutorial College's film program at Ohio University, debuted his short film, "Rat Pack Rat," at last month's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Rohal walked away from the festival with an award for his film and even took some time to Skype with OHIO film students who hope to follow in his footsteps.
Todd Rohal, a 1998 graduate of Ohio University's School of Film, debuted his short film, "Rat Pack Rat," at last month's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Rohal walked away from the festival with an award for his film and even took some time to Skype with OHIO film students who hope to follow in his footsteps.
The story of a Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator hired to perform for a sick child, "Rat Pack Rat" won the Short Film Special Jury Award for Unique Vision at Sundance. The 19-minute film was written and directed by Rohal.
"The Sundance Festival has always been super supportive of everything I've ever done," said Rohal, who resides in Austin, Texas.
This year marked Rohal's second appearance at the festival. Rohal debuted a feature-length film, "The Catechism Cataclysm," at Sundance in 2011.
Having a short film entered into this year's festival took a little pressure off Rohal who explained that when you enter a feature-length film into the festival you also need to engage in ticket sales and promotions. Not having that extra work allowed Rohal to see some of the films in this year's festival, including his own.
"It was fun to hear an audible reaction to the film," Rohal said, adding that reactions to "Rat Pack Rat" ranged from laughter to sadness.
Prior to heading to Sundance, Rohal took some time to Skype with some current OHIO film students who interviewed Rohal and posted the interview on the School of Film's Facebook page.
In the interview, Rohal talks about creating "Rat Pack Rat" and his time at Ohio University and offers advice to film students at OHIO.
"When I started at Ohio University, I always read about directors at the (Sundance Film) Festival," Rohal said. "The first documentarian I ever met, Jenny Johnson, came in as a visiting artist. I was in awe."
Rohal said the hands-on experience offered at OHIO's School of Film sets that program apart from other film schools.
"I was surrounded by a group of students who were incredibly creative and were really pushing the envelope of what movies should be," he explained. "At OU there was really this exploration of what's weird, what's different, what's funny, what's really out there."
As a filmmaker, Rohal maintains a friendship as well as a working relationship with fellow OHIO School of Film graduate Megan Griffiths, who has worked on some of Rohal's films.
"Todd has one of the most singular filmmaking voices out there," said Griffiths. "It's rooted in movies, art, music and culture that he's absorbed throughout his life, but it all combines to form something completely unique and wholly original."
Rohal's advice to OHIO film students?
"For me, it's really about doing things that are completely different from what you've already seen," Rohal said. "Especially when you're young, make something that other people may despise. Make something that feels really true to you. … Take risks."
Rohal is already influencing film students at OHIO.
"I felt fortunate to view one of Mr. Rohal's films at the Athens Film Festival a few years ago," said Eleanor Crews, a senior studying film in the Honors Tutorial College. "It's always inspiring to see alumni become successful doing the type of work they clearly love."
"The OU Film Division provides an environment where students feel they can take creative risks," said Annie Howell, an associate professor of screenwriting and production. "The Film Division was very proud and pleased that (Todd Rohal) was back at Sundance."
The entire Skype interview with Rohal is available on the School of Film's Facebook page.


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This 19km trek is New Zealand's best day walk, taking in amazing landscapes along the way.
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The Tongariro National Park has dual World Heritage status and includes The Tongariro Alpine Crossing and the Northern Circuit which are part of the Department of Conservation 'Great Walks' network.
The three active andesitic volcanoes, Mt Tongariro (1967m), Mt Ngauruhoe (2291m) and Mt Ruapehu (2797m), are majestic and dominate the National Park. The Tongariro area has grown over the last 300,000 years and was formed from many different eruptions from at least six cones.
Intense volcanic activity and retreating glaciers from the ice age, have all left amazing textures, colours and landscapes with stories of fire and ice to tell.
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Adrift are fully concessioned to guide the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (summer and winter), and throughout the Tongariro National Park.
Our guides walk the Tongariro Alpine Crossing during summer and winter and because we are specialists in this trek, our adventures are tailored for the most scenic routes which are unattainable to others.
We look forward to showing off beautiful New Zealand at its best!
New Zealand's best day walk
This 19km trek is New Zealand's best day walk. The track leads up to the saddle between Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Tongariro and then diverts over Mt Tongariro. Mt Tongariro is not a single volcano, but a complex of craters that have been active at different periods.
The landscape on Tongariro is peppered with different coloured and shaped craters, scoured volcanic rocks, mountain springs, and brightly coloured emerald lakes.
Summer offers a majestic landscape of recent resultant volcanic activity. There is a vast array of colors and textures created from sulfur, aluminum, silica, and many other mineral deposits released from within the earth's crust. In summer this track can be crowded and where possible, we take our clients away from the masses, while making sure that the popular sights are still experienced.
Sunrise is another option we offer that is different and avoids the summer crowds. The pre-dawn departure has you on the top of Red Crater watching the sunrise. The unique light and with the peaceful, still, quiet moments of the dawn makes this an experience you will never forget.
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I know you guys are bored to tears with fiscal cliff stuff by now, but after weeks of wandering in the news desert, we'll finally have some suspense tonight. Cantor was talking tough this morning about how they supposedly have the votes. According to The Hill's whip count, though, there are already 23 Republican defections — and Boehner can only afford 24. They may be lowballing it, too. They've got two reps from South Carolina listed as no's, but there may be more to come:
Mick Mulvaney is a no on Boehner bill and suggests entire SC delegation is as well #demint
— Russell Berman (@russellberman) December 20, 2012
SC has seven House seats so if Berman's right then Boehner's already short on votes with more defections possible before tonight's vote. (Erick Erickson's own whip count, taken this morning, pegged the number of GOP no votes at 34.) Some of his opponents are so entrenched, in fact, that they've taken to going on MSNBC in order to … convince hardcore liberals that we need to dramatically slash spending, I guess? Anyway. What's a Speaker whose credibility is on the line to do? Just what you'd expect:
Good R source: "Right now there are btween 30-40 R no votes. But I'm told ppl being threatened with everything under the sun…" [1/2]
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) December 20, 2012
"– gavels, chairs on committees etc. By the time the arm twisting is done tonight, I think Plan B passes barely." [2/2]
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) December 20, 2012
They're voting on this thing tonight instead of in the afternoon to give Boehner, Cantor, and McCarthy time to twist arms and make threats. What happens if it doesn't work, though? Will they still hold the vote and risk humiliation, on the theory that even a no vote might put some pressure on Obama to up his offer on spending cuts in order to push more conservatives into the yes column on a grander compromise with the White House? Or will they yank the bill, which would arguably be even more embarrassing?
Ramesh Ponnuru lays out the argument for voting yes, even though he's not a fan of Plan B in all its particulars:
If it works out, it will go something like this: House Republicans pass Plan B, showing that they are not protecting millionaires, are taking steps to protect the middle class, and have moved on from the extend-all-the-rates position they took during the summer. The onus will then (again, if things work out) be on Senate Democrats to budge too, perhaps by passing a bill that extends tax cuts for everyone making less than $500,000 and limits tax increases on dividends. At that point we would see what Reid could pass, there being some dissension in his own caucus.
Then the stage would be set for a final bill that extends all the tax cuts for everyone making less than, say, $750,000 a year. Some people are asking how a deal can pass the House with a threshold below $1 million if Boehner is having so much trouble getting Republican votes for a bill with that threshold. The hope has to be that a lot of House Democrats—who have not yet had a chance to vote for a bill that extends the middle-class tax cuts—would support a deal, and therefore Boehner wouldn't have to round up as many conservative votes for it.
Right. If Plan B fails, there are two options left: Some sort of deal with Obama in which Democratic votes replace Republican defectors, or a Republican cave on tax rates under tremendous pressure after we go over the cliff. (If you think an Obama cave is more likely, explain to me why.) But if the bill does fail, why would Obama offer Boehner new concessions and rescue him from a major political embarrassment? A talking point about "obstructionist Republicans" obstructing their own Speaker will have fallen into his lap — and he's going to give it away by upping his offer in order to strike a deal before New Year's? Hmmmm.
T-minus three hours and counting. Here's Boehner at today's presser summing up the messaging value of Plan B in two blunt sentences. "I did my part. They've done nothing."


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Can the Knicks make it 6 in a row?
New York has won 5 straight games, while Toronto has lost 3 in a row. This is a game the Knicks should win. They are better than Toronto. They have more to play for than Toronto. They are more talented than Toronto.
The Knicks haven't played since defeating Philadelphia on Wednesday night. They should have fresh legs tonight. No excuses for the Knicks in this one. They absolutely should win this game.
Here's what to watch for:
- Jared Jeffries is out for the Knicks. In Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jeffries re-aggrivated his sore right knee. It is an injury that Jeffries has dealt with all season. He will be out for tonights game, as well as tomorrow night's game versus Detroit. Make no mistake, this is a huge loss for the Knicks. Thankfully, Toronto and Detroit suck so the Knicks should still be okay. Jeffries has to get healthy soon in order for this team to make a run. In my opinion, he is as valuable to this team as anybody. The way he can impact a game defensively is a trait that few others in the league have. The Knicks should survive not having Jeffries tonight, but I think I speak for all Knick fans when I say: please, get well soon Jared.
- Hey Baron, this isn't Rucker Park. Despite the Knick victory Wednesday, Baron Davis was god awful. I understand he was rusty, but I didn't like the way he was playing. There are times when Davis thinks he's still at UCLA, and he'll try and make the flashy highlight pass, rather than make the fundamentally sound basketball play. Tonight, I'd like to see Baron tone down the antics and up the production.
- Can Melo get his shooting back? Carmelo Anthony has been playing much better since Mike Woodson has taken over as head coach. He is doing almost everything he should have been already doing. He's defending, passing and rebounding. The one thing, ironically, that he isn't doing is scoring. During the Knicks 5 game winning streak, Anthony is scoring just 14.2 ppg on 38% shooting. His shot attempts have actually been down, something Mike D'Antoni preached, since Woodson has taken over. I think Anthony is playing much better than he was before, but he still gets paid to score. The Knicks can't have Anthony shooting 38% down the stretch. He has to improve that. Toronto doesn't have a small forward who can consistently check Anthony. This is a game he should dominate. He shot only 5/15 over the Knicks victory over the Raptors on Tuesday. I expect more from him tonight.
- Which Linsanity are we on? Berman of the Post proclaimed that we are in the midst of Linsanity II. I don't get why we ever left Linsanity I? It's not like Lin has been doing horribly, he's been doing quite well as of late. In March, Lin is still averaging 15.5 ppg and 6.7 apg. Not too shabby for someone who was supposedly dead. Here are screen shots of Lin's games. Tell me where he died here, I don't see it.
- It's so awesome to see Amar'e playing well. The Knicks star has been much embattled all season. His health was not right, his production has fallen and he had to deal with the death of his older brother, Hazell. However, since the all-star break, Stoudemire has shown flashes of the player we all came to love last season. The past two games, he has been fantastic. He has scored 43 points and grabbed 21 rebounds over the past two games. Stoudemire is averaging 18.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg in March. More encouraging than his statistics, is that Stoudemire is passing the eye test. For the first time all year, he has some spring in his legs. He's been able to dunk the ball easily. He's been able to elevate and block shots on defense. These past two games have been great for Amar'e Stoudemire and I hope he continues to keep it up.
- Inspired by the Dragon Ball Z/Knicks inspired talk on twitter this morning, here's a clip of Yamcha being killed by a saibamen:


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LONDON — Colorado runners may remember the story of Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, this year's Bolder Boulder runnerup who was born in Kenya, fell in love with an American man, moved to the U.S. and became a U.S. citizen. Only after that did she become an elite runner.
Running for the U.S., she finished 12th Friday night in the 10,000 meters at the Olympics and was all smiles afterward. She charmed me in Boulder in May, and she did it again here.
"It was fantastic," she said. "I couldn't be any (more) proud to represent such a country with so much support. It's a great opportunity for me to wear the uniform and do the best I can."
Kenya took silver and bronze medals in the race, but unlike many in her native land, she never dreamed of making the Olympics.
"For me running was a way to get an education," she said. "Then I just ran recreationally, and to earn a couple of dollars. I got faster and faster and faster until I ended up in the Olympics!"


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THE ADDAMS FAMILY Individual Tickets Go On Sale, 2/8
The 2013/2014 National Tour of the new musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its San Antonio premiere for eight performances, May 7-12 at the Majestic Theatre as part of the Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio series. Individual tickets for THE ADDAMS FAMILY go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, February 8.
Tickets for THE ADDAMS FAMILY start at $25 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982.ARTS (2787), www.ticketmaster.com or at all Ticketmaster outlets including the Majestic Box Office. The Majestic Box Office does not accept single ticket orders over the phone; all ticket sales must be made in person. Majestic Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday hours vary weekly, call (210) 226.3333 to verify. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling (210) 226-5967. For more information about Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio, please visit www.BroadwayInSanAntonio.com.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY opens with performances at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For venue information, please go to www.MajesticEmpire.com.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, which began performances in March 2010 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and ran through December 2011, immediately became one of Broadway's biggest hits. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune described the production as "classic, full-tilt, fast paced, old-fashioned musical comedy!" and John Simon of Bloomberg News called it "uproarious! A glitzy-gloomy musical entirely worthy of the macabre drawings by Charles Addams."
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. The production is directed by Jerry Zaks with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Production design (sets and costumes) by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch with set adaptations by James Kronzer. The production features lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Craig Cassidy and puppetry by Basil Twist.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story and it's every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents.
In a prolific career spanning six decades, Charles Addams created several thousand cartoons, sketches and drawings, many of which were published in The New Yorker. But it was his creation of characters that came to be known as The Addams Family that brought Addams his greatest acclaim. With a unique style that combined the twisted, macabre and just plain weird with charm, wit and enchantment, Addams' drawings have entertained millions worldwide and served as the inspiration for multiple television series and motion pictures.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY tour for North America is produced by Phoenix Entertainment, Stephen B. Kane and Michael McFadden, by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. International productions have been announced for Brazil (March, 2012) and Australia (March, 2013) with others to be announced shortly.
For more information, visit www.tafontour.com.
The Historic Majestic Theatre is located at 224 E. Houston Street in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas. Built in 1929 by John Eberson for Interstate Theatres, the Majestic was intended to be the most modern building in South Texas and was the first in the state to be totally air-conditioned. The Majestic remains one of the finest examples of atmospheric theatres ever built, receiving National Historic Landmark status in 1993. Purchased in 1988 by the City of San Antonio, the theatre was renovated in 1989 at a cost of $15 million, and shortly after, in 1996, the stage was expanded, allowing the theatre to accommodate major Broadway musicals. Since 1989, the Majestic has hosted over 5 million patrons, all at no cost to taxpayers. For more information visit www.majesticempire.com or connect with us on Facebook (facebook.com/MajesticTheatreSanAntonio) and Twitter (@majesticempire)
BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA, part of the Key BrandEntertainment family of companie whichincludes Broadway.com and is operatedby British theatre producer John Gore(Owner & CEO). BroadwayAcross America presents first-class touring musicals and plays across 40 North American cities and, under the supervision of Beth Williams (CEO - Theater Division), is dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre. Recent Broadway productions include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Memphis; Million Dollar Quartet (Broadway, off-Broadway, West End, US Tour); One Man, Two Guvnors; The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess; and the Toronto production of War Horse. Upcoming: Hands on a Hardbody, Tuck Everlasting, Little Miss Sunshine, Big Fish, The Blonde Streak and the Las Vegas production of Million Dollar Quartet. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.