Does God test us? We hear that expression quite a bit and commonly use it when something bad happens to us.I spend a lot of time driving which leads to much time reflecting on various subjects many of them of the religious nature. In the last year as I have begun my return to the …
Tag: religion
Finally A Real Catholic Democrat
An open letter to Jo Ann Nardelli, former Democrat from Pennsylvania:Dear Mrs. Nardelli, Welcome. It is good to finally see someone from the Democratic side of the aisle who isn’t afraid to stand up for something she believes in, even if it means having to resign her position. More and more we see Catholic Democrats …
Excuse 2: Tell It To a Priest
“Forgive me father for I have sinned and it has been a long, long time since my last confession”. Remember these words? If you are Catholic you certainly must, they were drilled into us in order to prepare us for our First Communion. How many of us still go? This Wayward Catholic hasn’t been in …
Excuse Number 1: Pedophile Priests
There are many reasons why I left the Catholic Church, okay I should rephrase that as there are many excuses as to why I left the Catholic Church, and one of these was the Clergy Abuse Scandal. Now that I am slowly working my way back to the Church I have begun to look into this …
What’s A Good Catholic To Do
This is not necessarily a blog about politics, I have others which deal with that, but sometimes it can be hard for politics and religion to be separated. There is an overlap, especially when the Church, whether it be the Catholic Church which I belong to or another denomination, teaches something which goes against what …
Catholic Church Takes A Stand
It is good to see the Catholic Church taking a stand on the HHS contraception mandate. From the beginning this has been a case of the government interfering with religion, trying to force the church to go against their moral teachings. According to a recent article in "The Boston Pilot" catholics are urged to stand …
Don’t Be That Guy
We've all heard the phrase "Don't be that guy" and it means don't be the guy who does something foolish. (Yes, ladies, this means you too.) And I am here to admit, I have been "that guy". About a year ago I had a close call at work, there was an accident which could have …
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