How many of us are quick to speak and slow to hear? I would be willing to bet more of us than care to admit. We seem to live in a world where we never listen to each other any more. We have so many distractions, our attention spans have gone down to nothing, we …
The End of the World Again
As I sit in my living room, feeling the heat from the wood stove warming my old bones, the television is on and I am listening to the folks on the Weather Channel reporting on the latest "End of the World." I am not sure how many ends have come this winter but it sure …
Another Coincidence – Nope
Once again God has watched over me and protected me from harm. I am really starting to think He likes me. I know, I know, He loves all of us, but here's my story. The last two weeks I have been rather lax in my spirituality. I have missed Mass which means I need to …
When the Flicker Becomes a Flame
It is Sunday night and I am sitting in the room I call me den, listening to the wind howl outside and trying to kep the fire in the wood stove going. I am not sure if it is some bad wood, maybe too green or if there is a back draft coming down the …
In the Quiet
Stop what you are doing and listen. What do you hear? I hear the television, earlier it was internet radio. Do you hear something as well? Are you listening to music? Reading this and talking on the phone? Think about your whole day, are you one of those, like me, who always has to have …
Bible Giveaway Contest
Okay, as anyone who knows me already knows, I am a sucker for any contest where I have a chance to win books. So here is a link to Catholic Bibles Blog where you can enter to wins some books Now if I only could find the time to read...
The Light Has Come Into the World
On Christmas Day we welcome Jesus into the world. Seven days later we welcome in a New Year. For me, I try to take some time to look back over the past year on New Year's Day, I look at the lowlights and I look at the highlights. I can honestly say this year wasn't …
We Have to Protect the Children
My favorite movie/musical is "The Music Man", the story about a travelling salesman in 1912 who sells bands. In order to get the get the local townspeople fired up, he has pointed out the evil of having a pool table in town. At a subsequent meeting in the schoolhouse he fires them up even more …
The Journey Begins
I have been working on a little writing project recently trying to explain God to oldest granddaughter. She asked me one day "Who is God?" While I was extremely happy she asked me, I didn't know how to answer. When my children were young I was away from the church, far away from the church, …
See No Evil, See No Good
I guess when Atheists claim they don't believe, they really don't believe. I ran across this post today from the "Friendly Atheist" on Patheos discussing a recent photo purported to be of persecuted Christians which the author has proved to be fake. I certainly can see where the evidence proves it is fake, like so …
The Wayward Catholic 