What was it like for the shepherds to witness the glory of the heavenly choir only to find a silent night in the barn with a couple and their baby? Things were now calm after witnessing all that was bright. They might have asked themselves “Is this what the angels were singing about?”Sometimes we take the scene displayed in the Crèche for granted. There’s Mary and Joseph kneeling before baby Jesus. There are shepherds , some angels, some sheep and... Read more
Mark Writes As Catholics we celebrate our new year on the first advent of December. Most everyone else celebrates it on January 1. My own personal new year is on January 27. But my wife and I celebrate our joint new year on January 2. This is the day we stood before our family and friends plus the priest and most centrally and importantly God almighty and made vows to one another. Vows making a public declaration that we would be... Read more
In 2021 and 2023 I did a week in review each week for 52 weeks. With August 2023 being a week in review. This year in 2024 I will look the month coming up and what to expect in the weeks that compose that month. This first post of 2024 is also post #590 The Need for a Defense | Catholic Answers Podcasts January 1, 2024 Octave Day of Christmas, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God New Years Day ... Read more
In 2021 I completed a year of doing a week in review every week. I did the same in 2023. One new review every monday in every week. With One Month in advance and month in review. A couple of Sundays and a Tuesday maybe. December was every Sunday. Now coming up I will do a month in advance. But before we get to… Public Domain Picture Here’s What Happen The Last Week and Year in 2023. Thanks for reading in, I... Read more
Lots of things happened in 2023. The Chinese spy balloon made it’s way across America. Taylor Swift started a very successful concert tour and then released a successful concert movie of that tour. Donald Trump became the first former president indicted for a crime. The Writer and Actors’ strike caused havoc in hollywood. COVID-19 lost its status as a global health emergency. Wildfires in Hawaii wiped out a town, killing 99. Summer 2023 was declared the hottest on record. President... Read more
Every year older movies and books that were written decades ago get released into the public domain. That means as an artist you can use the source material for your own creative endeavors without having to get permission to do so. You don’t have to pay any $$money to anyone or pay any licensing fees. It is part of the public domain and is yours to use for whatever your little heart wants to use it for. Films and books... Read more
Let us be inspired this Christmas with the merry mystical words of the successors of Peter with a small snapshot of the world around them. I’m going back 12 popes to the middle of the 19th century. These popes are from Vatican 2 on. St John XXIII October 28, 1958 – June 3, 1963 Italian citizen. Opened the Second Vatican Council; called “Good Pope John”. Issued the encyclical Pacem in terris (1963) on peace and nuclear disarmament; intervened for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962).... Read more
Well it’s happening whether you are or not. And What Happen Last Week and Year in Life All ready happened so Relax It’s almost Christmas. It’s Christmas Eve Monday December 18, 2023 Day 352: Purified by Fire — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Day 352: Summary of The Battle of Prayer — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) (youtube.com) Daily Defense Podcast With Jimmy Akin A Fallible Canon? | Catholic Answers Podcasts Here’s What... Read more
Let us be inspired this Christmas with the merry mystical words of the successors of Peter with a small snapshot of the world around them. I’m going back 12 popes to the middle of the 19th century. These 1st 6 popes are from Vatican 1 on. Bl. Pius IX June 16,1846 – February 7,1878 Pope During American Civil War Subject and later the last sovereign of the Papal States, becoming a Italian citizen. Opened the First Vatican Council; lost the Papal... Read more
I recently changed internet providers. Going online and trying to cancel your previous internet provider is a daunting task as the service guy your talking to wants to ask you all types off questions and offer you deals to get you to stay when all you want to do is cancel and go to bed cause your tired. Then you find out that your portable My Cloud is not connected to the new service and trying to find the way... Read more
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