Explaining the need to be in a state of grace when we receive Holy Communion
1 Corinthians 11:17-34 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 17 But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first...
View ArticleEnhanced Interrogation Techniques Were a Piece of Puzzle that Led Us to Bin...
H/T Breitbart Secretary of Defense Panetta said: “The real story was that in order to put the puzzle of intelligence together that led us to Bin Laden, there were a lot of pieces out there that were...
View ArticleDr. Ralph Martin on “The Sin of Unbelief”
Questioning does not necessarily mean that you don’t believe. But questioning can lead to the sin of unbelief. If the reason why you are questioning is to further understand something about the Faith...
View ArticleYour word will last forever
Saint Faustina in her Diary said: “O Jesus, do You hear how my soul is moaning? Deign to hear the painful whimpers of Your child. I trust in You, O God, because heaven and earth will pass, but You word...
View ArticleWhen life throws you a curve ball God makes it straight
To think life could throw me a curve ball after all I have been through this past nine months with having my hysterectomy. I could say I can’t take it anymore or this is the last straw and give up,...
View ArticleHoly reading and thoughts
Last night was a good night since I actually was able to get an adequate amount of sleep. The past couple of nights I have had trouble sleeping. I think I am going to make this type of post a regular...
View ArticleWednesday Holy Reading and Thoughts
Jonah Chapter 2 1 But the LORD sent a large fish, that swallowed Jonah; and he remained in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 2 From the belly of the fish Jonah said this prayer to the...
View ArticleWe are the clay, and you are our potter
Isaiah 64 RSV Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence— 2 [a] as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil— to make...
View ArticleReading Genesis
I am planning on having a series of posts where various issues are going to be debated between atheists and Christians, or people of faith. Before I start a series debating theological topics with...
View ArticleHoly Readings and Thoughts
I read a meditation from the book Song of the Sparrow on fear and not letting fear paralyze us to the point where we won’t do something simply because we are afraid. There is prudence in not doing...
View ArticlePrayers for all those in accidents
Today there were 50 to 60 people injured when a car drove into hikers in a parade in Virginia. Yesterday evening there were two trains in Conn. that collided with one another during evening rush hour....
View ArticleFriday Blues
Today I have been feeling sad with tearing up every now and then. I think it’s a combination of me dealing with life after having a hysterectomy, the baby blues (not having a child) and having to...
View ArticleCatholicism 101: The Blessed Trinity
A couple of years ago I put together this post which shows evidence supporting the doctrine of the Trinity. I thought it would be good to repost it here. I ended up only posting a few in the series...
View ArticleListen, lean on, and trust God
Always and in all circumstances yield, yield the first place to others; especially during recreation listen quietly, without interrupting, even if someone tells me the same thing ten times. I will...
View ArticleThoughts on Sirach 51
All of a sudden I found myself crying, mourning the loss of my not being able to conceive, have a child(ren), and having a hysterectomy due to endometriosis. I try not to cry. I try not to let the...
View ArticleThe Lord is Our Strength
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. Proverbs 24:16 I can do everything through him...
View ArticleStruggling but Praising The Lord in the Storm
I have been struggling very much these past couple of weeks. My one year anniversary for having my hysterectomy was on Tuesday September 24th. I am still dealing with a tremendous amount of physical...
View ArticlePsalm 113
Psalm 113 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! 3 From the rising of the sun to its...
View ArticleSeeking Wisdom
Seeking wisdom to know what is the best path for us to take can take a long time, can be frustrating, can be complex when you get mixed signals or a variety of suggestions, and can take a toll on the...
View ArticleInspirational Mix
Explore your higher latitudes . . . be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, open new channels, not of trade but of thought. Henry David Thoreau Dare to live the life you have...
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