One of the favorite pastimes of social media Catholics is to hunt down, dissect and put under a spotlight something they perceive as objectionable by other Catholics. Because someone somewhere online is always giving their opinion about something, it is easy to find that off-putting remark and retweet or repost it on your platform so the person in question will feel shame. Mark Brumley@mabrumley (Sep 13, 2022) A friend joined Twitter. He asked: is so-and-so always at war with other... Read more
Fr. Andrew Hedstrom@ProtoApostoli: (Jul 7, 2022) I am 100x’s more likely to read your tweet than I am to read your blog or listen to your podcast. Sorry guys. With that in mind here is a collection of memorable Tweets collected for you to read, use, share ect. They are some of the most interesting, thought provoking, uplifting, funny and perhaps daft quotes that came across my twitter feed. Enjoy, savor, save, share or whatever else you do with tweets. And... Read more
This blog post marks 550 articles. As a Patheos writer I’ve seen fellow bloggers in this section of the cyber neighborhood come and go. I’m always on the lookout for what my fellow current Patheos writers are up to. In the last year, 9 new bloggers joined our ranks and several others went to various other places. I took a look at the new kids on the block and their place in our section of the Patheos world to see... Read more
Summer used to have real meaning for me. Now it’s just another couple of months of the year like any other month of the year. Woking all year round with no kids eliminates summer vacations. Sigh! Another summer has gone by without me taking the time to go to the beach or the only water slide place in Rhode Island. And here we have reached fall 2022. And a new fall means new opportunities. While 2023 looms just around the... Read more
When I first saw the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick I put the film on my Wait For Video list. When I first saw the trailer for Jurassic World: Dominion I put the film on my Must See in Theater list. Top Gun zoomed into theaters in May 2022 soaring to the top of the box office like its predecessor back in 1986. It was a hit with both critics and fans. It’s September and people are still going to... Read more
Here are some of the latest Catholic words and videos to be scattered across the internet. The theme of mission and witness is a consistent theme said by Catholics of all types that pops up often in the recent selections. It’s one of the great paradoxes of the Christian church that its mission to proclaim the good news begins in humble self-reflection and conversion. Otherwise, there is no credible evangelization. Church communities spend a lot of time and resources devising... Read more
With the start of fall comes a new season of schooling for students and new shows for the avid TV watcher. Perhaps it is another chance and opportunity to refresh writing goals and dreams. And that is what I would like to do writing wise in the fall of 2022. Write more concrete blog posts with meaning and depth. There are many other bloggers, youtubers, musicmakers, podcasters and others who probably have the same thoughts that I do. Who are... Read more
I remember when I was young, I didn’t go to school till after Labor Day. Why do so many kids go to school before Labor Day now? Why do states like Texas take off a chunk of summer vacation by making the kids start school earlier in september? I’m not sure. But I can make an educated guess. Back in 1882, factory owner John T. Labor decided to give his newly hard working immigrant families the day off. He did... Read more
Pope Pius XII March 2, 1939 -October 9, 1958 In 1958 Pope Pius XII retired into eternity from leading Christ’s mystical body on planet earth. He had led the church during World War II. He fought against Nazi’s and helped save Jewish people from wholesale slaughter by them. He fought against Communists and declared that Catholics who profess Communist doctrine are to be excommunicated as apostates from the Christian faith. In the Eastern Bloc he had to deal with severe... Read more
24 years ago in 1998 you were a year fresh out of college and you were ready to start molding your life to fit into God’s newly formed plan for you. If my memory serves me correct, if I had paying attention, you were checking out the religious life while living in Kingston Mass. I was living on the Cape with Marshall and his mother. KRISTIN: I was a volunteer working with children and living with a religious community. And... Read more
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