Here is a list of Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, Servants of God and other holy people whose causes have open for evaluation of their holiness. Walk through the end of the 19th century in the period after the First Vatican Council around 30 years earlier up to the period just before the Second Vatican Council. These are the holy men and women who lived through the most horrific times of the 20th century and the time period where some of our... Read more
We now have two new inspirational young men who died in the prime of their youth that have been declared by Pope Leo to have achieved the rank of Saints in the universal church. One lived at the dawn of the 20th century, smoked a pipe, climbed mountains and sat in Eucharistic adoration. One lived at the closing of the 20th Century played computer games, dressed as Spider-man and sat in Eucharistic adoration. On September 7, 2025 in the 21st... Read more
The online Catholic publication The National Catholic Register has now gone WOKE. The same folks who have given us recent articles such as How a Parish Play About Carlo Acutis Inspired Love for the Eucharist Beauty and Order: New England Catholic School Uses Classical Architecture to Form Students Cardinals Burke and Sarah Back Global Push for First Saturday Devotion at 100 Years In a homily at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Wisconsin on the first Saturday of... Read more
I like to keep up with newer books that have been published but have not done so in quite awhile. It’s nice to know who is writing what today. So here are some newer non-fiction books that have come out in the last few years that look interesting. Book lists give you a chance to familiarize yourself with things out there you would read if you could. It gives you a knowledge of books and who has written what when.... Read more
A lot of writers like to share what writers annoy them and how they have it all wrong. I think you should share writers you actually like. I think you should even find something good in writers you don’t like and share that. Were all part of the same baptized family of believers who hopefully all love Jesus and want to follow and serve him. Here are some various Catholics of all types writing right now and producing Good Catholic... Read more
When I’m stuck in a rut and don’t know what to write, I have some easy backup ideas for inspiration and I’m going to share them with you and perhaps you will get some ideas for your blog or writing when your stuck. You can then ponder these ideas while… Washing Dishes at work or at home. Cutting Carrots at work or at home. In the Shower as you relax in the refreshing hot water and silence so you can... Read more
When you look long and hard and sometimes short and easy, you can find similar people with your name throughout history and living in the world today. My name is Mark named after the Gospel writer who relates the story of Jesus Christ in the Holy Bible. There are many Mark Wilsons including Mark Wilson (magician) (1929–2021) He was an American magician and author. He was widely credited as the first major television magician, and in the process established the viability... Read more
The catalogue of Catholic books continues to grow year after year. Various Catholic authors have racked their brains and souls through prayer and research to bring to light their ponderings of the Catholic faith in newly published books. The same age-old doctrines and spirituality are brought to life in 2025 as Catholic authors give different takes on familiar subjects and present new tales of faith-filled individuals living out their spiritual lives in this physical world. Here is a selection of... Read more
August 15, 2025 falls on a Friday this year. Various people have lived and died on this day and many have participated in many fascinating historical events. It is a day ripe with the fruit of many interesting things that are still remembered today. 1914 – A servant of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, sets fire to the living quarters of Wright’s Wisconsin home, Taliesin, and murders seven people there. May they rest in peace. 1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the... Read more
I like to read. It is an engaging way to use your body, (because you have to sit or lay somewhere to read) heart, mind and soul in one particular activity that connects you deeply with another person who took the time to pour out their selfs in words typed most likely on a computer and then printed out and published either electronically or physically. You may never meet them in this life but through their words that echo across... Read more
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