I find that the creative commons source known as Dr. Wikipedia has provided me with a great description of the ideas and thoughts that I am editing and stringing together. So it says…. Doctor of the Church is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing. As of 2024, the Catholic Church has named 37 Doctors of the Church. Of these, the 18 who... Read more
Last Time on HORATS Napoleon Conquers & Lewis & Clark Explore The Early 1800’s | A Time Line Of The Years 1800 – 1810. (patheos.com) This Time We Enter the decade that gave us Frankenstein and Silent Night. Going into this decade… Servant of God Pius VII was pope # 251. March 14, 1800 – August 20, 1823 (23 years, 159 days) James Madison (1751–1836) was President # 4. March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817 1811 St. John Neumann (March 28, 1811... Read more
As we enter the month of June, here is what is going to happen and what has happened in the month of June. Saturday June 1, 2024 Saint Justin, Martyr Beginning of The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic News Agency@cnalive (June 1, 2023) June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus because the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated during this month. Here is some other reasons as to why June is... Read more
Do you ever have emotional thoughts running around in your head causing havoc and overturning your mental furniture and blocking the traffic of other oncoming ideas? Sometimes it helps to open the faucet of your brain and let the little critters stream out. That is what this post is. It’s nothing profound but just my thoughts about my own writing journey. Perhaps it will help sort out your own journey and the particular goals you are working on. Recently I... Read more
Here are some papal thoughts on the supreme mystery of our Catholic faith. The Holy Trinity From St. Pope John Paul II “Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: to God who is, who was, and who is to come” (Gospel acclamation). The Church ceaselessly repeats this praise to the Most Holy Trinity. Indeed, Christian prayer begins with the sign of the Cross: “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy... Read more
In my particular series of historical blog posts (Heck of a Ride Around the Sun) I have tried to include and insert many many canonized Catholic Saints, Blesseds, Venerables and Servants of God into the timelines. I may have missed some and it’s hard to go back and drop them into history. So I’m putting them here in this particular series of articles on the Catholic Bard’s List of Saints. I took the General Roman Calendar, some books on saints... Read more
LAST TIME ON HOARATS After The Revolution Was A Heck Of A Ride Around The Sun | A Timeline Of The Years 1785 – 1799. (patheos.com) Napoleon Crossing the Alps, romantic version by Jacques-Louis David in 1805 1800: A Time To Start the 19th Century The new century started off with a time problem. As of March 1(O.S. February 18), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the... Read more
Four years ago the Triune God answered my particular prayers and this blog post your reading now is part of that prayer. Most writers probably don’t publish an article on their writing anniversary. But writing on this blog site is one of my dreams that has come true and is still continuing and I’m thankful for it which is why I am blogging about it. It’s also another date that I can start over and begin again. Just like the... Read more
In my particular series of historical blog posts (Heck of a Ride Around the Sun) I have tried to include and insert many many canonized Catholic Saints, Blesseds, Venerables and Servants of God into the timelines. I may have missed some and it’s hard to go back and drop them into history. So I’m putting them here in this particular series of articles on the Catholic Bard’s List of Saints. I took the General Roman Calendar, some books on saints... Read more
When Christ left his apostles after spending time with them after his resurrection and right before his ascension into heaven… He said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. -Mark 16:15 New Revised Standard Version This is because Christ wanted to walk the earth through his mystical body. He started out on his journey around 2000 years ago and wants to continue walking through you and me because… Christ has no... Read more
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