Blessed to Be Ben
Pope Francis has personally approved the laicization of Theodore Edgar McCarrick, formerly the cardinal archbishop emeritus of the Diocese of Washington, D.C. Read more
Pope Francis has personally approved the laicization of Theodore Edgar McCarrick, formerly the cardinal archbishop emeritus of the Diocese of Washington, D.C. Read more
How often are we like Jonah when we are called by God? "Go to Nineveh." "Those dudes are terrible. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm off to Tarshish." I know I, for one, am constantly struggling with similar behavior. Mine comes out as "I'm too busy" or "I'm not worthy". Read more
Hail, Holy Queen!Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay I have a hard time concentrating on things. Partially due to biology, but also because of over a dozen head injuries. So I decided to write reflections on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. I will be posting them little-by-little, on the days that Pope St. John Paul II encouraged us to pray specific sets of Mysteries. Sunday – GloriousMonday – JoyfulTuesday – SorrowfulWednesday -GloriousThursday – LuminousFriday – SorrowfulSaturday – Joyful Glorious... Read more
POPE FRANCIS’ CATECHESIS ON THE HOLY MASS (2017-2018) http://catholicsstrivingforholiness.com/2019/02/15/pope-francis-catechesis-on-the-holy-mass-2017-2018/ — Read on catholicsstrivingforholiness.com/2019/02/15/pope-francis-catechesis-on-the-holy-mass-2017-2018/ Read more
Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay According to The Catholic News Agency, the Missouri Supreme Court has rejected Mary Doe’s claim that a state law requiring a 72-hour wait period before an abortion violates her freedom of religion. The woman travelled to St. Louis from southeastern Missouri in 2015, but the Planned Parenthood declined to let her forgo the waiting period based on her religion’s espousal of a woman’s right to bodily autonomy. Are you committing murder when... Read more
Jesus is God. Jesus is man. Full stop each time. Read more
Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons The wise men set out because a star portended Christ’s birth. They traveled to a foreign court in a time and place where such travel was not always the safest (see the parable of The Good Samaritan for evidence). We read that and most of us think, “Oh, yeah. They saw a star and followed it. So what?” Hold on. They what? They saw a star and followed it. Nope. They... Read more
And the biggest lesson I've learned is this: don't ever fight unless you are willing to kill the other person, if necessary. Read more
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