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Refusing to Forgive

Taking encouragement from the quote I put up yesterday, someone once said to me, "I cannot forgive him for what he did to me". As I have...

Responsibility

"Aren't you going to answer that phone?" the new president of the company asked. "This isn't my department," answered the employee...

Healing

"No one heals himself by wounding another" Saint Ambrose

Traditional Service

I drove past a non-catholic "church" one time, and it had one of those signs that lists the various services that they offer. (Notice,...

Taken Aback

This one caught me off guard the other day. I was standing in front of the church before Mass and I saw a motorcycle go by (I have been...

Beards

The Catholic Encyclopedia is a great resource for a solid Catholic explanation of a number of topics (and it is available for free at:...

"Luke Alone"

Last week, one of the readings for Mass had St. Paul writing about his struggles and how almost everyone had deserted him. He says there...

Women's Ordination

A read an article recently (maybe you saw it) that said that a group of women were "ordained" to the Priesthood in the Catholic Church....

Preventing Prayer

A question that should always be asked about our participation in the Mass is "did I pray?" In other words, did you just attend, do your...

Forgive

"You can't go to heaven Hating somebody, forgive now. Be compassionate now. Be patient now. Be grateful now. Love Jesus & Mary now....

Blasphemy?!

Have you ever committed blasphemy against the Blessed Virgin Mary? I know that might sound like an odd question. Odd, not because it is...

Pronouns

There is a lot of talk these days about everyone having "preferred pronouns". It might better be called everyone's "preferred dream...

Compromising the Truth

I saw recently that someone in Texas put up a sign on a billboard that said, "Vote Democrat". The billboard was right over a business...

Truth (but not really)

You are really going to love this one (I am speaking facetiously). I used an online thesaurus recently to look up a synonym for the word...

Relax

Last week I drove down to Houston for the annual Ordinariate Priest's Convocation. This is where we all meet with our Bishop for...

"Endless Speculations"

A few days ago one of the readings for the Daily Office was from St. Paul's letter, 1 Timothy. In that reading he warns Bishop Timothy to...

Cheerfulness

"The true way to advance in holy virtues, is to persevere in a holy cheerfulness." St. Philip Neri

This Might Be Healthy

Reading the news "health" reports is quite fun at times. I say "fun" because if you read them objectively, they come across quite similar...

He Said What?!

I read an article recently by a non-catholic regarding the Pope's criticisms and restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass. It was...

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