Category Archives: Life

The Miraculous in Modernity

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jacobcerone

Here is one of the best Chesterton quotes I have come across to date.  It is as applicable today as it was when he penned it. An imbecile habit has arisen in modern controversy of saying that such and such … Continue reading →

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Another Chesterton Quote

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jacobcerone

I found that this illustration provided by Chesterton to be rather lucid, as it most certainly applies to my relationship with Mary Beth. Perhaps the most everyday instance of this point is in the case of women; and their strange … Continue reading →

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Fasching

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jacobcerone

Last night in German class we learned about the German season known as Fasching.  It is a celebration that lasts from 11/11 at 11:11PM until the start of Ash Wednesday.  One of Mary Beth’s friends just experienced her “first” Fasching and … Continue reading →

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Ein Samstag mit Meine Frau

Posted on February 12, 2012 by jacobcerone

Today was one of those days that teetered on a knife’s edge.  Mary Beth took Jazz to obedient school and I…well…I played a couple of mock rounds of my new board game, A Game of Thrones, while catching up on … Continue reading →

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Matthew 25:32-46

Posted on February 9, 2012 by jacobcerone

As I was doing my daily Greek reading I came across this parable. The style in which it has been presented was of particular interest to me. The parable is framed in verses 32-33: “And all the nations were gathered … Continue reading →

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Weekend Warrior DIY project

Posted on February 7, 2012 by jacobcerone

As you can tell, I don’t like going to the mechanic. And why should I? All this work would have cost me $300…with parts and 2 hours of my time…only $75. The cooling system has been removed (fluid drained, hoses … Continue reading →

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January: Progress Through GNT and Vulgate

Posted on February 1, 2012 by jacobcerone

January has come and gone; a month of twelve has passed away in this new year.  As of today, I have finished translating up through Matthew 23 in both the Greek New Testament and the Latin Vulgate.  Quite a few … Continue reading →

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Chesterton on Humility

Posted on January 31, 2012 by jacobcerone

But what we suffer from today is humility in the wrong place.  Modesty has moved from the organ of ambition.  Modesty has settled upon the organ of conviction; where it was never meant to be.  A man was meant to … Continue reading →

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Are You Childlike?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by jacobcerone

Are you childlike? Last night I was reading in Matt. 18:3-4 which says, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is … Continue reading →

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G.K. Chesteron’s Orthodoxy and Selena Gomez

Posted on January 16, 2012 by jacobcerone

It was entirely by coincidence that I began reading this book the same week I decided to tune-in to one of our syndicated pop-music radio stations here in Raleigh NC.  No, I don’t like pop-music.  No, I didn’t expect to … Continue reading →

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