Pope Francis’s prayer intention for this month is for deacons. A Catholic deacon is ordained clergy. But they are not priests. They cannot confect the Eucharist or forgive sins. But they can marry, bury, baptize and preach. Deacons marry and have families. Priests don’t. The deacons I know also have real jobs in the real world and must support their families, all while carrying the pastoral load of being a deacon. Deacons do not control or have the final say... Read more
They will come from the East and West and North and South and all will recline at the table of God. Jesus Christ. Read more
I get so much from Joshua Aaron’s beautiful music. I play it over and over. I sing along with it. I pray with it. Here is one of the truest hymns I know. You are holy. There is No. One. Else. like You. It goes on to say that we will serve you. I hope that is true of me, come what may. Read more
Tara Reade, the woman who has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of sexual assault, is being represented by an attorney who is a Trump supporter and donor to Trump’s 2016 campaign. My source for this is the Associated Press, which is a reputable press outlet that adheres to journalistic standards. I emphasize that because there are so many stories being circulated by and for the consumption of the not-too-swift crowd that are total fiction. According to the AP... Read more
How much is a human life worth? Pro life people have often been accused of believing that life begins at conception and ends at birth. That’s not true. The pro life people I know have fought for the sanctity of human life under the law with heroic persistence. They have endured decades of defeat and kept on believing and working to save lives. They are also some of the most loving, forgiving and generous people it has ever been my privilege... Read more
I wrote a post a couple of days ago that set all sorts of nerves ajangle. I had the temerity to say that we live in a rape culture, and that women who come forward when they’ve been assaulted are treated like dirt. It didn’t surprise me a bit that I got a lot of pushback with that. I’ve been advocating for victims of sexual assault all my adult life. I was one of the six founders of the YWCA... Read more
Caiaphas murdered Jesus in a judicial murder. He used bribes, perjury and political clout to have an innocent man beaten, tortured and hideously murdered in a degrading and agonizing manner. Even if Caiaphas did not know he was killing God in human form, he certainly did know he was murdering an innocent man. Scripture records the discussion where the Pharisees decided to have Jesus killed. Their reason was political expedience. Or other, it was rationalized self-excuse. Jesus, they told one... Read more
Businesses are opening and people are beginning to go out again. Unfortunately, the pandemic does not appear to be finished. In some states that are re-opening, the death rate curve has reversed its downward trend and is heading up once again. I am hopeful that the hot weather will slow the virus’ ability to transmit itself. That would flatten the curve for a few months and give us a chance to roll out a vaccine. Dr Fauci has said that a vaccine by... Read more
Islamic terrorists have been waging. a war against the Christians of Northern Nigeria for years. It is unrelenting, savage, and as these things always seem to be, aimed at the people who can least defend themselves. Read more
I want to thank you for the prayers, love and support you have sent my way in the week since Mama went home. I have read and re-read your loving comments. Each one of them touched my heart and comforted me. I have felt your prayers for me and found peace in the knowledge that you were praying for my precious mother. It has been such a blessing to hear from so many people I haven’t talked to in a... Read more
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