My priest Fr. John Rowen included this in his All Souls Day homily… It is difficult in this time of the pandemic because people are in isolation and have lost loved ones and have been kind of isolated. I came across a letter from this woman in Ireland. She is the oldest woman in Ireland. She is 107 years old. Her name is Nancy Stewart. She wrote this letter and it was originally on FB or something like that. I... Read more
The Carmelite writes…. This year will go down in infamy. Elections, especially presidential seem to bring out the worst in Americans. This year is worse then any election in my life. Our politicians and our selves can be so divided that relationships dissolve between others happy friendships.. Folks, you have no idea what is at stake! We are facing a socialist one world order attempt to take over the US. One that is looking to do away with fossil fuel. While... Read more
Well yesterday we celebrated the feast of All Saints, the saints that have been investigated by the church and given a Capital S by the miracles that have been attributed to their being with the Lord. But also, those with a small s, those that are unknown, perhaps those that in our own family who are with the Lord. That is our goal in life to be a saint. Whoever is in heaven is considered a saint. Today we commemorate... Read more
In a lot of my posts, I construct timelines of historic events. In those timelines, I include the births and deaths of individuals who have been made… A Servant of God Venerable Blessed A Saint I then like to take those individuals and place them in an article where they will get a little more attention than they did in an overall timeline of events, people, places, and things. So in honor of the holy day of obligation, I present... Read more
Did you know there is a Frankenstein, Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Frankenstein MO ? Frankenstein, Our Lady Help of Christians Pray For Us Our Lady comes into contact with a few other horror icons other then Frankenstein MO. Read on to find out, plus some other interesting Halloween Trivia. By the way… Happy Halloween In the Snow “In the creation of comedy, it is paradoxical that tragedy stimulates the spirit of ridicule; because ridicule, I suppose is an... Read more
Happy Halloween Fellow Readers “When it comes to fighting vampires and performing exorcisms, the Roman Catholic Church has the heavy artillery.” That’s how Roger Ebert opened his review of the 1998 film, “John Carpenter’s Vampires”. Ebert continued, “Your other religions are good for everyday theological tasks, like steering their members into heaven, but when the undead lunge up out of their graves, you want a priest on the case. As a product of Catholic schools, I take a certain pride in this... Read more
If you look through the list of authors on the Patheos Catholic page, you’ll notice a lot of names. There are over 90 plus blogs. There is a lot of Catholic writers and thinkers commenting on the great issues of life through a Catholic lens. Here is a handful of Catholic thought from some of the writers listed on our page. These are writers whose last post was in 2017 or below. This post concludes the compilation of all Patheos... Read more
Here is some good Catholic spiritual advice. Give Everything Back to God Be a Witness to the visible presence of Jesus Christ in a fallen world. Read and collect Great Catholic Books as they help in the spiritual life. Practice Memento Mori and remember your Death. Ponder why God became Incarnate. Build spiritual bones in the body of Christ. Let the voice of the Lord Jesus return to the ears of Christians who have forgotten Him in culture and society.... Read more
There have been times when people seeing my Catholic faith come alive in their presence would ask me, ‘So are you a priest?”. Some think that only those who choose religious life are very gung ho about their faith, forgetting the Universal Call to Holiness found in the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium. Therefore in the Church, everyone whether belonging to the hierarchy, or being cared for by it, is called to holiness, according to the saying of the Apostle:... Read more
Hey, your reading and listening to the latest and greatest Catholic-themed and inspired music in the Catholic blogosphere. I’m the Catechist and your jamming with the angels on B.A.R.D. Come and listen to some favorites or discover something new in the world of Catholic music. First up we present a husband and wife duo, Adam and Andrea Melia and their Nashville-made indie folk style of music. They’ve played over 140 shows across 39 states. Lets get on the Bandwagon with Adam... Read more
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