Thursday, June 04, 2009

Only in this weird 21st century...

Is it believable that one is at the same time reading the Latin text of the Imitation of Christ and listening to some Bob Marley track on Pandora radio.

A text from a Kempis apropos the Christopher West Flap

Concerning concupiscence:

"Nullus Sanctus fuit tam alte raptus, vel illuminatus, qui prius vel postea non fuerit tentatus" (Bk. 2, Ch. 9.7).

"Non dormit diabolus, nec caro adhuc mortua est. Ideo non cesses te præparare ad certamen, quia a dextris et a sinistris sunt hostes qui nunquam quiescunt" (Bk. 2, Ch. 9.8).