Random thoughts and observations
A distant relative of mine, Theodorus Wassenberg, was a Divine Word missionary brother killed by the Japanese in World War Two.
Theodorus Joannes Hubertus Wassenberg was born at Roermond in the Netherlands on June 9, 1889.
His parents were devout Catholics and young Theo inherited their “deep piety”. In 1917 he became a brother in the Society of the Divine Word at Uden.
I enjoyed reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. The book mixes historical fact with modern fiction to describe the polygamous tradition of “plural marriage”, also known as “celestial marriage” in the early Mormon church, which continues among dissident fundamentalist sects today. Ebershoff writes well, with humor and irony. He transports the reader back in [...]
I know it’s naught to click my own Google ads, but sometimes I find them interesting and can’t resist. Not that there is anything forbidden (I think) about the West Australian Apostolic District of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia. I’m just surprised it exists because I had never heard of them before. According to [...]
I admit that we lost contact with organised religion after the twins were born. It required a big effort to get the family to mass and the twins were a handful. Traditional denominations in Australia have lost members partly because they haven’t been family friendly. As congregations grow older it’s hard for parents to take [...]
Psalm 119 is a long and beautiful psalm. I read it tonight and felt inspired to write about it. I tried to find some text online to cut and paste, which was interesting. My hard copy reference was the Good News Bible (1976) I still have from school. The passage I’m interested in is: (v89-90): [...]
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