Three Dogs North

“In the beginning I dwelt in the Paradise of God, where Man was naked.  Or rather, I was in Man, and of his Essence when he was naked, walking with him in that spacious Paradise, fearing nothing, doubting nothing, thinking no Evil.  I thought to have stayed with him forever, for he had been created by the Most High…for possessing Nothing, he belonged wholly to God”   – The Lady Poverty: a XIII cen...

The local historical society was kind enough to ask me to play a live show, which I did on December 16th, 2017. People actually came, and it was a pretty good time. I thought it was worth sharing. Here is audio from that night. And the set list: Widower’s Heart – Trampled by Turtles Springfield – Sufjan Stevens Karma Police – Radiohead One Great City! – The Weakerthans She is a mother – Original S...

“These subjects were reasoning. They were working quite hard at reasoning. But it was not reasoning in search of truth; it was reasoning in support of their emotional reactions. It was reasoning as described by the philosopher David Hume, who wrote in 1739 that ‘reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.”   -Jon...

“A pipe cleaner is just metal with, like, fur on it.”   -Michael Metz, S6 Episode 10 – Gorp!   Check out Sr. Bethany Madonna’s story about the Golden Gate Bridge here . Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter. Like us on Facebook. And remember that it’s  like the Bible says , “You ain’t gonna get a second chance.”

“Like the choice between competing political institutions, that between competing paradigms proves to be a choice between incompatible modes of community life. Because it has that character, the choice is not and cannot be determined merely by the evaluative procedures characteristic of normal science, for these depend in part upon a particular paradigm, and that paradigm is at issue. When paradig...

  “Hey, Linc If Scylla really is in there, there’s gonna be security. I need you focused. Yeah. Hey. Hey. All clear upstairs. You find something? Picture of my mom. Someone must have known I was coming. Someone who’s connected enough to be working with Carruth and who knows you well enough to get their hands on that picture. There’s only one person I can think of that fits that description. You’re...

“You have to correct. To redirect. To point out shortcomings. If your teenage son can’t think of anything to do for fun other than playing video games, then you need to turn off the devices and get him into the real world. You need to educate his desire. You have to teach your child your values rather than allowing him or her to adopt by default the values promoted by contemporary American culture...

“But what, in conclusion, of Joy?…It was valuable only as a pointer to something other and outer. While that other was in doubt, the pointer naturally loomed large in my thoughts. When we are lost in the woods the sight of a signpost is a great matter. But when we have found the road and are passing signposts every few miles, we shall not stop and stare. They will encourage us and we shall be grat...

“We are proprietorial (yet also apprehensive) about time, thus we think and speak of ‘my time’. We speak glibly of time, as if it were just another throw-away item of our consumer society…Like our talents and our material goods, time is meant to be shared. Time in solitude and time with others – both are sacred because of God’s companionship.” -Robin Daniels,  The Virgin Eye The Hobbit (now a majo...

“If our religion is something objective, then we must never avert our eyes from those elements in it which seem puzzling or repellent; for it will be precisely the puzzling or repellent which conceals what we do not yet know and need to know.” -C.S. Lewis,  The Weight of Glory Look alive. Speak with authority. Read books. And don’t use Google. At least not, like, 70% of the time. Contact us at thr...

“In the midst of tears, she sheds no tears herself. The crowds marvel at her recklessness in throwing away her life untasted, as if she had already lived life to the full. All are amazed that one not yet of legal age can give her testimony to God. So she succeeds in convincing others of her testimony about God, though her testimony in human affairs could not yet be accepted. What is beyond the pow...

“He told me, that all consists in one hearty renunciation of everything which we are sensible does not lead to GOD; that we might accustom ourselves to a continual conversation with Him, with freedom and in simplicity. That we need only to recognize GOD intimately present with us, to address ourselves to Him every moment, that we may beg His assistance for knowing His will in things doubtful, and...

This is the ultimate in easy-to-use authoritative Scrabble challenge resources I’m sure that’s all you came for. Actually, here’s the video we talked about, in case you missed it. threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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If God loves the world, might that not be proved in my own love for it? I prayed to know in my heart His love for the world, and this was my most prideful, foolish, and dangerous prayer. It was my step into the abyss. As soon as I prayed it, I knew that I would die. I knew the old wrong and the death that lay in the world. Just as a good man would not coerce the love of his wife, God does not coer...

Hey, all. Sorry for the sound quality. The guys forgot the power chord for the sound board on their pilgrimage to France. You’ll just have to deal till they get back. Peace!

“That was more than sixty years ago. My friend grew up and learned all about entropy and supernovas and colliding galaxies and quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity. But still, when she closes her eyes, she can see that carpet of stars and hear her father’s voice: “God made the world beautiful because he loves us.” Creation is more than an accident of dead matter. It’s a romance....

Hey all. Rob’s getting ordained in about two weeks, and we talk about that. Here’s something to check out: Seeing the Invisible by Catholic Stuff You Should Know (on the analogy of faith and falling in love). Hope you’re having a great week. God bless!

“E. L. Doctorow once said that ‘writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.’…This is right up there with the best advice about writing, or life, I have ever heard.” -Anne Lamott,  Bird by Bird Greetings, friends. Thanks for your patience as the guys get back from the Holy Land and I get settled into my new ro...

“We are moving forward by remembering the past.” This podcast episode brought to you by Kodak disposable cameras. Here is some stuff to check out: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry I’m pretty under the weather, so that’s about all the description I can muster. Enjoy! And please review us on iTunes . Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter . And like us on Facebook . Time to rest.

“The Lord God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it. The Lord God gave the man this order: You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. From that tree you shall not eat; when you eat from it you shall die.” -Genesis 2:15-17 Greetings, friends. Sorry again for the delay between episodes while t...

“We tremble here on a vertiginous edge. The self is not a thing but a perspective; but, as Nagel reminds us, perspectives are not  in the world but  on the world.”   -Roger Scruton  The Face of God Apologies for the quality of connection. The guys are on pilgrimage in the Holy Land right now but found the time to podcast. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @threedogsnorth...

When he took the three disciples To the mountainside to pray, His countenance was modified, his clothing was aflame. Two men appeared: Moses and Elijah came; They were at his side. The prophecy, the legislation spoke of whenever he would die.   -Sufjan Stevens,  The Transfiguration Mike and Rob are headed off to the Holy Land for a few months, so podcasts will be sparse for a while. Enjoy this ext...

“A new law of the Cosmos, applicable only to the recently appeared triadic creature: If you’re a big enough fool to climb a tree and like a cat refuse to come down, then someone who loves you has to make as big a fool of himself to rescue you.”   – Walker Percy,  Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book Here is some stuff we mention in the episode: Manchester by the Sea  (Movie trailer) Office...