Today is the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine. He was a bishop who put into effect the reforming decrees of the Council of Trent. He was canonized a saint and later got a doctrine in being a saint, standing along such figures as Dr. Saint Aquinas and Dr. Saint Augustine and later on Dr. Saint Therese of Lisieux. and Dr. Teresa of Ávila. He had this to say about church councils. “A general Council represents the universal Church, and hence has the consensus... Read more
I do want to continue to say loudly, that if you are a Christian AND you vote Democrat, YOU MUST BE VERY VOCAL IN TELLING THEM THAT THEIR PLATFORM ON ABORTION IS AN ABOMINATION. You have the moral obligation to reach out to your representatives and say something like “I support you only because you have the right view on dreamers and are doing great things for the homeless in our district…but your statements on abortion are horrendous. We need... Read more
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross OH MY GOD! Jesus, my Love, oh how your heart bled. You rose from the grave when you were dead. Jesus you suffered each scratch, each blow So that eternal life we might know. In the garden where You prayed None of Your friends even stayed. In Your sweat was blood, was pain To You a cup of sorrow came. Your friend Peter thrice denied Pontius Pilate had You crucified. All alone up... Read more
As much as Covid, Racism, Riots, and the Upcoming Election are all very important I think it is high time we remember the real problem and danger to America and the world. This alarming video just recently appeared on Youtube. And this disturbing news from Forbes Harry Potter fans in the U.K. can now purchase Butterbeer—one of the most iconic commodities of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World—in bottles, launched today at select Wizarding World locations. Imagine promoting alcoholism and colostral consumption... Read more
I’m writing these particular words on Labor Day, September 7th, 2020 on my wife’s computer. My computer’s screen just fizzed out and I can’t use it. I have to bring it in to get fixed or I have to get yet another computer. My computer ceased to labor on Labor Day. In the overall scheme of life, this is not a very tragic event, it’s just a setback and inconvenience, as I use the computer to type my blog and... Read more
Someday 2020 will be history. Sometimes while living history it’s important to forget about it for awhile and get to know past history, because it is important to know our history. Knowing our history tells us where we have been, where we are now and where we might go into the future. This is important if you ever get a time machine. Here are some important historical events that have influenced the lives of people everywhere across our globe. Also,... Read more
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.- Matthew 20:1 In celebration of the great feast of Labor Day, I thought I would highlight some of God’s laborers in his vineyard. Those men and women who answered the call of the Lord Jesus looking for workers. Perhaps you’ve heard of some of them, or most of them, or maybe even none of them. They’re worth getting... Read more
As I was sorting silverware today at work I thought long and hard about how I ended up at a job sorting silverware. Not that there is anything wrong with sorting silverware. Blessed Solanus Casey was the doorkeeper to his monastery. But I had attended a college with the expressed goal of working in a field that didn’t involve doing this sort of thing. If I had known I was going to be working in a nursing home kitchen, I... Read more
I got into a FB conversation with an individual I’ll call Joe Trad. Joe Trad said this when he found out I wrote for Patheos. “I hope your well-formed conscience helped you realize that Patheos is one of the worst places to find Catholic thought. Oh, I see you’re a Patheos writer. That explains a lot. If you think Patheos has good Catholic content, then I’m not entirely sure you know what Catholicism is. I don’t doubt your sincerity. I... Read more
Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens. –Maria von Trapp The 80’s are back at the Movies. Eddie Murphy is all set for once again Coming 2 America. Set to be released on Dec 18, 2020. Ghostbusters is set to have an Afterlife on March 5, 2021. Tom Cruise is all set once again to be the Top Gun: Maverick on July 2, 2021. The Karate Kid has all ready returned in two... Read more
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