Opposing Thoughts on Drink
From a recent exchange on the Caelum et Terra Discussion Group:
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From a recent exchange on the Caelum et Terra Discussion Group:
- We should all follow Belloc's advice and not drink any spirits invented after the Reformation.
- Bah! Humbug! There are too many good ones invented after the Reformation. Moderation is the key (it applies to the reading of Belloc and, ahem, Chesterton, as well).
The martini is a perfectly Catholic drink, hence the Catholic name.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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