A Heart on Fire: Catholic Witness and the Next America by Charles J. Chaput My rating: 5 of 5 stars I normally would not write a review of an article, but the take away from this one was too much to ignore and let go silently. I did give this article 5 stars and ifContinueContinue reading “A Heart on Fire: Catholic Witness and the Next America”
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Kind of Quiet Lately
I know, I know I started off going great guns, one some times even two posts in a day, and then for the last 5 days or so I think I have managed one or two posts total. Not the best way to run things. I hate to say, “hey I was busy” but, heyContinueContinue reading “Kind of Quiet Lately”
A set of Keys A Rally and Paralysis
This weekend, Saturday to be exact, I lost my keys. I still suspect they are in the house somewhere, but I can’t find them. I had them when I dropped my son off to volunteer and then some time after I got home they disappeared. I have looked in all the normal places, and someContinueContinue reading “A set of Keys A Rally and Paralysis”
Praying
**Before I begin I want to say that I don’t think that my method is unique, or that it is the only way or even the right way, it is just what works for me. When I pray and I am trying actually pray with something in mind, and not just being thankful, I normallyContinueContinue reading “Praying”
March 14 Statement On Religious Freedom And HHS Mandate
Below is the Letter from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. If you have not been hearing about this from your priest you need to ask him why? It is a very important issue, that is not just about the Catholic church but about everyone’s Freedom to worship. You can find the original onContinueContinue reading “March 14 Statement On Religious Freedom And HHS Mandate”
Two and a Half Homilies
This weekend, because of some rather unusual circumstances I ended up going to Mass three times. Not that I mind, if nothing else by the end of the weekend, I felt like I knew a lot more about the readings than I normally do. Here is the short version of what happened: On Saturday night,ContinueContinue reading “Two and a Half Homilies”
A letter from the Pope
I am going to cheat a little today since I have not had a chance to write all day. I am going to post a letter from the Pope to the United States Bishops. Honestly I don’t know what else I could say other than Woohoo. I can’t add much to this. This is DirectContinueContinue reading “A letter from the Pope”
We are all Catholics Now
I think have gained a new found respect for Glen Beck. Like him or not he makes some really good points. And the reality is that we are still among the biggest churches in the world. What chance does a single congregation have if the government is willing to take on the Catholic Church likeContinueContinue reading “We are all Catholics Now”
Zeal
This weekend the gospel readings used one of those words that you don’t hear a lot in modern society. “Zeal” John 2 Verse 15 “His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for thy house will consume me.” Being a writer I find word origin completely fascinating. Zeal comes from the Greek root word zêlos.ContinueContinue reading “Zeal”
Saying Goodbye to our Parish
A week or so ago I talked about writing a letter to the Bishop. I decided that I would not post that letter, instead I decided I would post the letter that we wrote to our priest and the pastoral administrator about our decision to leave the parish. Dear Father ######### and Mrs. ######## (pastoralContinueContinue reading “Saying Goodbye to our Parish”
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