SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT Wed, Sep 30 — St. Jerome (Traditional) Cigar: Strong, uncompromising Drink: Wild Turkey 101 Reflection: Where do I seek truth with humility? St. Jerome stands in the calendar like a granite pillar—unyielding, brilliant, and aflame with the conviction that Scripture is not merely read but obeyed . His lion is not a symbol of ferocity alone, but of the courage required to confront truth without bending it to our preferences. Jerome’s strength was not bluster; it was Benedictine in its core—anchored, ascetical, and hopeful. He believed that truth, once found, must be lived even when it cuts. The tale of the unnamed French nobleman returns again as a warning. Saved only by a final act of perfect contrition, he entered Purgatory under a sentence stretching to the Day of Judgment. His crime was not ignorance but arrogance—a life lived with truth at arm’s length. Jerome would have recognized the danger immediately: pride bli...
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