{"id":1930,"date":"2020-07-21T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2022-11-30T01:04:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:04:23","slug":"the-catechists-theme-song-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/the-catechists-theme-song-is\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catechist’s Theme Song Is…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I have two theme songs.\u00a0 This first one sums up the Catholic faith quite nicely. It is a song you can teach your children and you can all sing along together as you sit around the dinner table conversing about the day.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nThe second theme song is written by my friend Jeff Wagner. Here he explains\u2026.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1946\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1316\/2020\/07\/Jeff-On-Jeff-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/p>\nThis song is based on Mark\u2019s friend Marshall\u2019s interesting and touching spiritual\u00a0\u00a0conversion, an event that profoundly influenced Mark Wilson\u2019s spiritual life.\u00a0\u00a0The lyrics alone may seem strange, like our friend Mark Wilson, but the edgy\u00a0\u00a0folk sounds of the song complete the lyrics, making it an enjoyable piece.<\/p>\nI hope all FOM\u2019s enjoy it!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cG8mHRSfcA4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nThe Mark Song<\/p>\nby Jeffrey D. Wagner<\/p>\nVerse:<\/p>\nEverybody dance, I said<\/strong><\/p>\nEverybody dance<\/strong><\/p>\nEven if you fall to the floor<\/strong><\/p>\nAt least you took a chance<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m just a humble man<\/strong><\/p>\nBut at least I don\u2019t pretend\u2026To<\/strong><\/p>\nBe someone I\u2019m not<\/strong><\/p>\nI just hope then fold my hands<\/strong><\/p>\nPre-Chorus:<\/p>\nYou can\u2019t take away how I feel right now<\/strong><\/p>\nYou cannot change how I feel<\/strong><\/p>\nI know I might seem strange to you<\/strong><\/p>\nBut my love and faith\u2026are for real<\/strong><\/p>\nChorus:<\/p>\nMark my words and read my mind<\/strong><\/p>\nI saw something in your eyes<\/strong><\/p>\nDemons flew away from you<\/strong><\/p>\nOn that February night<\/strong><\/p>\nMy friend Dave Patten noticed a change<\/strong><\/p>\nEven Costello stopped and praised<\/strong><\/p>\nMarshall became a Christian that day<\/strong><\/p>\nYeah, Marshall became a Christian that day<\/strong><\/p>\nVerse:<\/p>\nSome say I\u2019m lazy, crazy<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd that I act like I\u2019m 17<\/strong><\/p>\nOthers think I\u2019m kind and cute<\/strong><\/p>\nOthers think that I\u2019m just mean<\/strong><\/p>\nI never meant to offend you<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m just trying to spread the word<\/strong><\/p>\nNo I\u2019m not some holy roller<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m just trying to do some good<\/strong><\/p>\nRepeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus<\/p>\nBridge:<\/p>\nI had a dream<\/strong><\/p>\nand this light beam was touchin\u2019 my face<\/strong><\/p>\nWe were standing around this dinner table<\/strong><\/p>\nHolding hands and saying grace<\/strong><\/p>\nThen this voice popped into my head<\/strong><\/p>\nIt told me to let go<\/strong><\/p>\nIt released me from my fear of death<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd my agonies and woes<\/strong><\/p>\nRepeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1936\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1316\/2020\/07\/cartoon-Mark-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\nRead Mark\u2019s Reflections and Compilations about Catholics, Living as a Catholic and Catholic Life.<\/p>\n<div>I say drop a mouse into a poem<\/div>\n<div>and watch him probe his way out,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>or walk inside the poem\u2019s room<\/div>\n<div>and feel the walls for a light switch.<\/div>\nCatholic Life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/living-and-dying-between-mothers-day-4th-of-july-2020\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Living and Dying Between Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 4th of July 2020<\/strong><\/a> JULY 03, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6 fc-preview-contextmenu related-content\">\n<div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/50-years-of-catholic-history-during-my-life-the-first-25\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">50 Years of Catholic History During My Life: The First 25<\/a>\u00a0JULY 18, 2020<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/50-years-of-catholic-history-during-my-life-the-next-25\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">50 Years of Catholic History During My Life: The Next 25<\/a>\u00a0JULY 19, 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I posted a video in a Catholic FB group of two people dancing. A white girl and young black boy. Some how it ended up being a conversation (before comments were deleted) about the occult. Sometimes people have a mindset that something sinister is lurking somewhere and as a duly noted representative\u00a0 of God\u2019s task force it is up to them to squash it and set others straight. If you always carry a hammer you see nails everywhere and you want to smash them. Some people need to loosen up their halos and relax a little. Were rational people and shouldn\u2019t always be overacting to everything.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why can\u2019t we let something just be.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIAKOPO%2Fvideos%2F523220588084978%2F&show_text=0&width=476\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6 fc-preview-contextmenu related-content\">\n<div>Catholic Personalities<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/05\/12-catholics-i-admire\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">12 Catholics I Admire<\/strong><\/a> MAY 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/05\/papal-statements-during-wartime\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Papal Statements During Wartime<\/strong><\/a> MAY 25, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/25th-post-25-tweets-from-twitter-catholics\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">25th Post: 25 Tweets From Twitter Catholics<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 15, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/jimmy-akins-mysterious-poem\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s Mysterious Poem<\/strong><\/a> JULY 08, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/jimmy-akins-mysterious-interview\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s Mysterious Interview<\/strong><\/a> JULY 10, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/giving-her-children-brown-scapulars\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Giving Her Children Brown Scapulars<\/strong><\/a> JULY 16, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\nAs I was contemplating something pithy\u00a0 to say about contemplating the Beatific Vision in Heaven, My co-worker started yelling at me about something stupid. My next thoughts were \u2018Your interrupting my contemplation about my next blog post.\u201d\u00a0 And then the short thought I was thinking about turned into something longer and more complex. I may or may not write it, but ideas and catechetical lessons abound if you have a well tuned mindset that looks for things and topics to write about.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5280fc0fe4b05645e6360971\/1471306352949-L426S4I6FXYYV0ZLLCN1\/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kKmw982fUOZVIQXHUCR1F55Zw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpw5XnxLBmEFHJGf_0qFdDpmIncOw4kq9OpCHNTYqzGO-E1YJr-Thht9Tdog4YtCwrE\/image-asset.jpeg\" alt=\"What does contemplative mean? \u2014 flourish.\" width=\"309\" height=\"232\"><\/strong><\/p>\nCurren<\/strong>t Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/spiritual-covid-19\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Spiritual Covid-19<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 03, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/simple-coronavirus-prevention-advice\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Coronavirus Prevention Advice<\/strong><\/a> JULY 07, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\nPeople Agree. People Disagree. Some People are somewhere in the middle. I don\u2019t have time to read everything that comes my way. I also don\u2019t have the attention span to do so either. Having a hard time reading my book for the next Sci Fi Book Club. I have bought lots of books I can\u2019t seem to read. I\u2019m rambling. So anyway, I thought this meme I saw on someone\u2019s page would be or could be a good conversation starter.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1939\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1316\/2020\/07\/Nestorious-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\nDeath<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/05\/practicing-for-death\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Practicing for Death!<\/strong><\/a> MAY 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/cleaning-up-after-death\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Cleaning Up After Death<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 08, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/remembered-at-death\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Remembered At Death?<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 20, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/preparing-for-death\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Preparing For Death<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m gonna say something very controversial. Dora was a much better movie then Rise of Skywalker and also I enjoyed it much more then The Irishman. I nominate Isabela Merced as best actress\u2026<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/7d48ba86bea21645e6e4f60be3daf677\/tenor.gif\" width=\"503\" height=\"272\"><\/p>\n\u00a0Mark\u2019s Reflections<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/05\/95\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">By the Light of My Prayer<\/strong><\/a> MAY 10, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/05\/love-trumps-surprises\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Love Trumps Surprises<\/strong><\/a> MAY 28, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/i-remember-childhood-catholic-thoughts\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I Remember Childhood Catholic Thoughts<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 06, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/not-listening-to-our-doppelganger\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Not Listening To Our Doppelganger<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 17, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/my-father-was-a-real-father\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">My Father Was a Real Father.<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 21, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/joking-with-immortals\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Joking With Immortals<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 23, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/they-will-not-know-we-are-christians-by-our-anger\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">They Will Not Know We Are Christians By Our Anger<\/strong><\/a> JULY 15, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\nSaint Francis de Sales says \u201cA spoon full of honey gets more flies than a barrel full of vinegar.\u201d The Bible says \u201cLove is patient and kind\u201d 1 Cor. 13: 4. I\u2019ve noticed in many of these Catholic discussions I have online, that people tend to get\u00a0 heated and sometimes nasty. Isn\u2019t an important part of sharing Jesus and his church to do so in love and not in anger?\u00a0 Isn\u2019t being civil and polite part of sharing our faith? I guess I would call it the Theology of Civil Discussions. How can we all be better at this?<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/9b\/e0\/00\/9be0005fa464a5c8d29a2dfa766d7bd3.gif\" alt=\" \ufffd I know I already posted this, but I\u2019m bumping it up again because it\u2019s REEEEEAAALLLY important to let you know that my mama told me there\u2019d be days like this. May you have a day like this today. Good Morning Gif Funny, That's My Mama, Funny Photos, Cute Pictures, Hug Gif, Funny Jokes, Hilarious, Baby Hug, Really Cute Puppies\"><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>Patheos<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/06\/the-catholic-bards-guide-to-patheos-writers\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Catholic Bard\u2019s Guide to Patheos Writers<\/strong><\/a> JUNE 27, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\nBecoming a Patheos writer has anchored my mind to\u00a0 specific focused writing. All day long as i scrape dishes, put dishes into the dish machine and take them out again, I am pondering, scheming, and constructing my next blog post. I thoughtfully structured what you are reading now as I made a Ham and Cheese Sandwich to deliver to a resident.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.eatthismuch.com\/site_media\/img\/412953_tabitharwheeler_e64edf02-b891-4ca7-bf37-a6597eec71d1.jpg\" alt=\"Ham & Cheese Sandwich Recipe and Nutrition - Eat This Much\" width=\"357\" height=\"268\"><\/p>\n\u00a0Satire and Humor<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/rejected-patheos-catholic-blogs\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Rejected Patheos Catholic Blogs<\/strong><\/a> JULY 05, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\nPeople need a rocket launcher to defend a sandwich shop, cause you never know if a terrorist group is just going to show up hungry.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media3.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_19\/3344361\/200510-armed-protester-axc-702p_b0a1bee37f18bf5b97a20ace268683f1.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"Several armed demonstrators protesting North Carolina's stay-at-home order visited a sandwich shop in Raleigh on Saturday, May 9, 2020, and were captured in photographs that went viral.\" width=\"381\" height=\"252\"><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nKristin\u2019s Writings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/the-carmelites-poetry-is\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Carmelite\u2019s Poetry Is\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHis Talents Shall Not Be Hidden Under A Bushel Basket<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nLet\u2019s be honest,<\/p>\nOur style of writing is light years away<\/p>\nDon\u2019t get me wrong Mark is a good writer<\/p>\nA very good writer in fact.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nIt\u2019s not what I imagined the Catholic Bard to be<\/p>\nReflections, prayers, poetry<\/p>\nWhile stuck in another state for nearly a month<\/p>\nThanks to Covid 19<\/p>\nI began to see Mark\u2019s vision<\/p>\nOvertake mine<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nHe asked me to write about him as a writer<\/p>\nAnd this is what I came up with<\/p>\nHe is dedicated to writing for the Catholic Bard<\/p>\nThinks about it at work, reads, and writes in all his spare moments<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nSo, while we see it different as a niche<\/p>\nHe is more consumed with it than I imagined<\/p>\nI shall encourage him<\/p>\nAnd not let his talent be wasted on my original expectations<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-bos3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t31.0-8\/23000137_10100162561683330_4700847482262168681_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=1NXV5zWW9qcAX8tAchw&_nc_ht=scontent-bos3-1.xx&oh=5eb403999b490ae9917ecb7998e1367d&oe=5F3CC936\" alt=\"Image may contain: 1 person, smiling\" width=\"488\" height=\"325\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have two theme songs.\u00a0 This first one sums up the Catholic faith quite nicely. 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