Emmanuel L. Di Rossetti
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A short history of Envy, from hero to scapegoat
The modern world is constantly presenting us with scapegoats. Lance Armstrong, Richard Millet, Jérôme Kerviel, John Galliano, to name but a few, each in their own field, with completely different causes and reasons, have recently embodied the scapegoat, the rightly punished culprit, the troublemaker put in his place. Continue reading
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Christian testimony
When I started this blog, the idea of writing about the liturgy quickly came to me. Not to claim expert status, but to share my experience about what represents the heart of a Christian's life. So there were two paths that had to merge: I had to tell the Continue reading
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In the heart of darkness, life
After seeing "Tree of Life," I for a long time forbade myself from writing about this film. Two forces were clashing within me. Subjugated by the poetry, by the state of bliss in which I was immersed, I was afraid of disturbing the surface of this work. I became so wrapped up in the mystery of this film that Continue reading
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What is Steve Jobs the name of?
"Steve Jobs 1955-2011," read the Apple website on October 5, 2011. Until the end, this unique signature, minimalist, elegant, and effective. His signature. The noise created by the death of this American business leader took the world by surprise. A little, and the comparison was made, as for Lady Continue reading
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A year that ends...
As the year draws to a close, we often take a furtive look back. Don't linger too long. You never know how many things you've forced yourself to bury might reappear, like those impromptu, rude, and irritating pop-ups on the internet. The exercise you can do is to Continue reading
Bernanos , stupidity , Catholicism , Ernesto Sabato , ethics , literature , politically correct , priest , religion -
In the shadow of Ernesto Sabato
When Ernesto Sabato died on April 30th at the age of 99, he repeated to himself the words of Maria Zambrano: To die, that elusive action that is carried out by obedience, happens beyond reality, in another realm. In his house in Santos Lugarès ("Holy Places" near Buenos Aires), Ernesto Sabato obeyed this last injunction. He Continue reading
Argentina , stupidity , Catholicism , counter-revolution , Ernesto Sabato , war , history , forgiveness -
Monsignor Centene...
The people of Vannes are well-off. Monsignor Centène's homily at Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Vannes last Sunday was a welcome change. This isn't the first time Monsignor Centène's homilies have been cited on Catholic websites, and given their quality, it's not likely to end soon. Continue reading
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Priest "Generation Benoit XVI"
Dear Father, It is with great pleasure that I bid you farewell. Not because I am happy that you are leaving the Chapel of Our Lady of the Lily, but because I am happy to have met you and that you are continuing your priesthood by showing the example of the priest according to Benedict XVI. Yesterday, for the feast of the Continue reading
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Newman and Socrates
The links between ancient Greek philosophy and Christianity are numerous. The most famous of the Greek precepts: Gnothi Seauton, "Know thyself," inscribed at Delphi, retains a certain mystery. Another part of the phrase has remained with us: "But not too much"... Know thyself... But not too much! Plato leads Socrates to reflect on the Delphic formula in Continue reading
Catholicism , ethics , ancient Greece , history , Newman , Notre-Dame du Lys , Plato , politically correct , priest , religion , Socrates , Zenit -
Commemorative phrase
A friend contacted me to ask for the exact quote from Ernst Jünger (from Storms of Steel) that we liked to repeat among officers of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment. I am posting it on this blog as I remember that General Antoine Lecerf was fond of this quote and that it fits him like a glove: He Continue reading
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And by Saint Antoine… (Death of General Antoine Lecerf)
Antoine is no more. He left on Good Friday. April 22, 2011. He is in the Father's house. Antoine is Antoine Lecerf. Army Corps General Antoine Lecerf. A master of war. A brilliant leader of men. One of the most extraordinary men I have ever known. When you first met Antoine Lecerf, Continue reading
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Emotion at Notre-Dame du Lys
It was a very beautiful emotion that the entire congregation of the faithful of Notre-Dame du Lys felt this morning at the holy mass at 11:15 a.m. A delegation of Iraqi Christians from Baghdad was present, as well as an Iraqi priest who had simple and touching words to bear witness to the massacre of last October in the Continue reading
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original fault
Despite Shûsaku Endo's doubts about the true Christianity of the Japanese, as evoked in the admirable "Silence," it also seems to me that the Japanese have a real fundamental point in common with the Christian in the ease with which they put themselves in the place of the other. Is this not one of the founding bases of Christianity, one Continue reading
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Forgive me, there will always be something left...
In this little reflection on forgiveness, I just wanted to come back to the inadequacy of saying sorry. Forgiving is sometimes extremely difficult. I admit that I still hold some grudges deep in my heart. I constantly confess them and ask for a little grace to soften the hardness of my heart, but no, Continue reading