Companions on the Journey Lent Week 6 Monday March 22, 2021 The widow who threw two small coins in the Temple collection heard and responded to the demand of God for all she had. She was, perhaps, strengthened in faith because she knew that long ago God, through Elijah, had fed the widow of Zarephath and her son. She had faith that God would “give food to the hungry” and “sustain the widow”—faith that was stronger than her own bitter... Read more
Fiat of Saint Joseph The faithful loving husband, The earthy father figure The worker, a carpenter You were old, but Mary was only a young teenager You never had to say “tell me the truth” to your wife or child You protected your family by listening to angles Was it easy or hard to live with people who never sin? You are the patron saint of the so many places, and peoples Thank you, saint Joseph, for your... Read more
On the 200th Post of the Catholic Bard we present to you a piece that was originally published in Fairy and Fellowship magazine. On St. Patrick’s Day (what would have been my father’s 100th Birthday) we present to you Kristin’s Travels Through Ever-Changing Ireland. Ireland 1982: Age 7. I had never traveled by plane anywhere. I’ll never forget that we went from Boston to Shannon via “Pan Am” and fell asleep. When we were approaching Ireland we looked out the... Read more
Something was missing And God was listening It was time to pray and my time to hear God wanted me, but where? So, I did what all Catholics have done though all of history And looked on the internet to help solve this mystery To make a long story short I fond a Carmelite’s name on this contraption Called her up and took some action It’s the highlight of my life 12 times a year And everyday by action and... Read more
CB WIRE March 8 – March 14, 2021 FEAST DAYS ,HOLIDAYS AND THIS WEEK IN HISTORY Mon March 8, 2021 Feast Day of Saint John of God, Religious Alan Hale Jr. AKA. the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island is born. (1921-1990) Tuesday March 9, 2021 Feast Day of Saint Frances of Rome, Religious In 1842 The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush. Wednesday March 10, 2021 In 1977... Read more
Companions on the Journey Lent Week 5 Monday March 15, 2021 “It is Jesus you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who... Read more
The Slimey Award Season is upon us. The first fruits of this season where we hand out awards for excellence in the cultural arts were handed out at the Golden Globes on February 28, 2021. Nomadland won Best Picture for Drama. ON HULU After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman named Fern embarks on a journey from her emotional gully to one on the road of self discovery through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad... Read more
I was going to include these news stories in this weeks CB WIRE, but it got to be long enough, it deserved its own post. When one looks at the reality of suffering and death in the world in which we live, one can only scratch their head and ask why? Why is there so much poverty, violence, chaos and just plain bad things happening in the the world that we live in? A few different answers seem available to... Read more
2021 continues to March on. This month I’m trying a new format but still trying to report the news and interesting stories of the week. Their may be a time when you want to look back at the… CB WIRE March 1 – March 7, 2021 FEAST DAYS ,HOLIDAYS AND THIS WEEK IN HISTORY Monday March 1, 2021 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world’s first national park. 2005: In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found... Read more
We continue to travel with our brothers and sisters who have been baptized in the Christian faith during this holy season of Lent. This week let us learn about the commandment of Jesus which tells us to Love One Another. We will no doubt be in purgatory until we learn to love all the people we will spend eternity with. Till we love all our… Companions on the Journey Lent Week 4 Monday March 8, 2021 How would I talk... Read more
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