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Lent this year begins on the 22nd February. It is the time to examine options in preparation for Easter, the feast par excellance of renewal and rebirth. Pope Benedict based this year's lenten message on the scriptural verse: "Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a responce in love and good works" (Hebrews 10:24), which can be considered as an antithesis of Cain's cri de coeur,when he said he was not his brother's keeper. We cannot live our humanity to the full without others. We are what... Read More
I write every day and there is no end to it. I love it. It calms me to touch so many people whether it be in the newspaper, in this blog or across the nation in the Catholic Press. Writing reaches people and it always will. There is something calming about reading the printed word. It may be just scripture or it could be a song or maybe you love to read a book each day. Just think though...if the word of common man is calming then when you read scripture...Praise the Lord. Hearing God's word... Read More
Today's Gospel, the healing of the entire man - body, heart and soul - connects the Jesus who is preaching and the Jesus who is concerned with the sufferings and distress of people. For many, it is the appalling depth and extent of human suffering that makes the idea of a loving Creator seem implausible. There have been many traditional Christian responses to the problem of evil and suffering but we continue to search restlessly for explanations and answers. The whole point of the book of Job is... Read More
I wonder on why I think Ron Paul is sane. Could it be because in my heart I think it will take a drastic push by the government to dig out of the hole it has dug for itself? Perhaps, our country needs a dose of reality. We no longer make the billions of dollars here in the country. Our economy is in shambles and maybe we just need a good slap in the face but Ron Paul is more than a slap...he is like a boulder hitting you on the head saying wake up America. hmm.... Read More
What is a patron saint? What is a saint? Who is your favorite? A saint is basically anybody who lives happily for eternity with God in heaven. The Baltimore Catechism # 1 (and 2) question 6 asks, "Why did God make you?" It answers by saying that "God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next." Thus, it is proper to say that our purpose in life is to become saints, and that the purpose of the Church is to help us... Read More
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