http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/comment-page-1/#comment-1109062 Mike Aquilina Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:01:19 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/#comment-1109062 Confession time: you know, Kevin, that RIP was so odd that I thought it a mark of authenticity. It's something that appears on ancient Latin grave markers. It's just the sort of thing, misunderstood, that would end up in such a crude, primitive scratching. This is how we acquire the habit of raising our eyebrows. Confession time: you know, Kevin, that RIP was so odd that I thought it a mark of authenticity. It’s something that appears on ancient Latin grave markers. It’s just the sort of thing, misunderstood, that would end up in such a crude, primitive scratching. This is how we acquire the habit of raising our eyebrows.

]]> http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/comment-page-1/#comment-1109054 Kevin P. Edgecomb Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:52:21 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/#comment-1109054 Well, the Crucifixion scene did have "R.I.P." on it, they say. That should've raised more eyebrows than it did. Well, the Crucifixion scene did have “R.I.P.” on it, they say. That should’ve raised more eyebrows than it did.

]]> http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/comment-page-1/#comment-1108986 Maureen Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:47:54 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/11/24/cross-purposes-indeed/#comment-1108986 Sigh. Too good to be true, as they say. Sigh. Too good to be true, as they say.

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