A Faith Journey
To Love Thy Enemy (Matthew 5:44). To Forgive Those Who Have Sinned Against Us (Luke 11:4). To Love and To Forgive. Those have got to be the two Scariest, most Difficult things for many...For Most of us to do, Catholic Christian or Not. Fr. Ron Rolheiser speaks of "Love in a Time of Opposition." How do You deal... Continue Reading →
Same-Sex "Marriage." Such a Controversial Topic. Bishop Soto really Hit the Proverbial Nail on the Head with his astute and quite frankly, right-on comment: Many people are going to, how should I say, simply lie about what their true thinking is on [marriage] because they don't want to be labeled as a bigot or intolerant.... Continue Reading →
As a Parent, If you ask yourself what's worse than Family Guy, Jerry Springer and other similar trash on TV ? You might say Nothing is Worse. After All, that's as Bad as Television can get. You might want to think the question again though. Family Guy and Jerry Springer have become far too obvious... Continue Reading →
Visiting Dcn. Dodger's Blog, as I usually do. I came across this Wonderful Post about St. Mary Magdalene. And the Image he has for her is one of the better that I have seen. She is sadly usually portrayed seductively or crying. And this truly bothers me. Allow me to explain why with TONS of... Continue Reading →
In 2007, Faber-Castell, one of the World's largest Pencil manufacturers created what is the "World's Most Expensive Pencil" to commemorate it's 240 Year Anniversary. Officially known as "The Perfect Pencil", Only 99 were ever made. The Pencil, valued at $12,800 is made of "240 Year Old Olivewood". The Endcap is made up of 18k White Gold and includes a built-in pencil... Continue Reading →
Being the Cradle Catholic that I am, many times I find myself judging, questioning, wondering, about things done in our Churches. I know that each Archdiocese has their own little nuances. Now, from country to country, even more so! There have been many occasions where I ask about the differences about Customs or Traditions between... Continue Reading →
From The Pews 