I had a revelation this week. No, it isn't a revelation where God handed me some stone tablets, and it wasn't a revelation like God gave to the apostle John about the end times. No, it was a revelation about what is wrong with the world today About seven years ago I became interested in …
Author: Paul Roy
He Did It Again
I truly believe God answers our prayers and talks to us every day. We may not always hear because we don't want to listen, but He always talks to us. And of course there is the issue of us no liking what He might have to say. Many times I've said this to others, for …
Take Care of the Small Things
My Dad used to always say "Take care of the nickels and the dimes will take care of themselves." Of course this was back in the days when we could actually measure things by nickels and dimes. what he was really saying, was take care of the small things and they won't turn into big …
Satan Almost Won Today
But he didn't, God wouldn't let him. You see I was pretty angry earlier today, it doesn't matter why, but as the saying goes "You reap what you sow". That's the thing with the Evil One, he is always there, waiting for the chance to re-enter you and get you to sin. I wrote yesterday …
Patience is a Virtue
I recently subscribed to another blog and receive a weekly post via email. For anyone who pretends to be a writer, we all come across others who write exactly like we would like to and aspire to. This blog is one of those. (You can subscribe here) Last week's post entitled "Perseverance, Not Perfection" was …
Time to Leave the Upper Room
Some days I can't think of anything to write about, others the ideas just fly in, of course sometimes they just fly right out if there is nothing there to stop them, but that's another story. This morning I read a post on the blog "Coffee and Canticles" regarding the common perception of the Apostles …
Trust in God
Today's first reading is from Sirach 2:1 - 11. This is a book from the Old Testament and is one of those which is not included in non-Catholic bibles, something which better minds than mine will have to explain. It is about having trust in God. Here are a few lines from the reading: Wait …
Are You One of the Righteous
From the "Something to think about" department: Have you ever wondered if we have been here before? As any one who reads this blog or any of my others for that matter, knows I am concerned with the fact that we are rapidly removing God from our lives. It makes you wonder if this has …
The Next Step
Each journey begins with a first step which then leads to a next. In my journey back to the Catholic faith, I have reached the third. I don't know how many there are, but I know I have reached the third. The first two were returning to Mass and making a complete confession, the second …
Ascension Thursday
Show of hands, did you know today is a Holy Day of Obligation, Ascension Thursday? Okay, maybe that isn't quite true as for some reason it can be celebrated on Sunday, but here in Massachusetts it is. And, I even went to Mass this morning, first Holy Day of Obligation mass I have attended in an awful …
The Wayward Catholic 