All i want is a free ride

Last weekend, went to go hear Christopher West (who sorta looks like Dan Patrick) speak on the Theology of the Body, developed by the late Pope John Paul II. Among other things, the "culture of life" that he spoke of so often was introduced in this set of writings, taken from a series of 129 talks he gave at the beginning of his pontificate. Very interesting stuff, covering human sexuality, gender, and marriage. I'm still digesting all of it, so if you run into me in the next few months I'll be a little more spacy-eyed than usual. One of the things that I like the very most about it is that it's written with the potential of redeemed humanity in mind.

"What are the 'concrete possibilities of man?' And of which man are we speaking? Of man dominated by lust or of man redeemed by Christ? This is what is at stake: the reality of Christ's redemption. Christ has redeemed us! This means he has given us the possibility of realizing the entire truth of our being; he has set our freedom free from the domination of sin. And if redeemed man still sins, this is not due to an imperfection of Christ's redemptive act, but to man's will not to avail himself of the grace which flows from that act. God's command is of course proportioned to man's capabilities; but to the capabilities of the man to whom the Holy Spirit has been given."
--John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor

Bought the newest from Wolf Parade, which should keep me busy. The easiest comparison to make of Wolf Parade would be the Arcade Fire or even Modest Mouse. It's eerie, ghostly music, but the eeriness doesn't make the music feel cold or far away; it feels incredibly close, actually, despite all the weird synthesized noises. Check them out here.

Picked up tickets for Broken Social Scene at Metro and walked to the el to head down to Game 2. My route took me right past Wrigley. They were doing some work on the pavement on Waveland and on Sheffield, the sidewalks closed on both streets. I thought, hmm, so quiet in this neighborhood.