February 2012
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A response
I recently put up a meme (still a bizarre word to me) stating “Prolife - the radical idea that babies are people”. I got the quote from Fr. Shane who I think saw it somewhere. As tends to happen whenever a prolife post happens on Tumblr, the prodeath side has a way of reacting in a rather mean manner, causing much monitoring of what follows and what links/comments I allow to stay on...
“Today the concept of truth is viewed with suspicion, because truth is identified...”
– Pope Benedict XVI
St. Joseph pray for us.
Got a big day at work today with some possible tensions. Gotta check.my ego at the door.
Thank you "makemenotproud"
I need to give a public thank you to “makemenotproud” who went above and beyond behind the scenes helping me with something from a power point that I had to do for work.
She is “walking the walk”.
Thanks!
CatholicKnight
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Communion
As you go up to Communion, ask yourself if you are truly “in communion” with the Church and its teachings. Do you accept what the Church teaches or do you pick and choose - and, in a sense, not fully in agreement?
Would you still go up regardless of who is watching? What if the Mass were being televised and your coworkers, friends, or family could all see you?
There is a story of a...
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Ramona
It’s fun having a new less than 5 year old reader in the house. We started rereading another Ramona book to my 8 year old daughter tonight. Before I finished reading the few pages my 4 year old son comes over on her bed to see the last couple pages. I close the book.
He sees the cover and says, “Ramona the Pissed” and goes to his bed, proud that he has read the title.
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Who's the Master?
So many people create distance from God because they are angry with Him.
“I prayed for a new job and I didn’t get one.”
“I’m still not married. God hasn’t sent me the right man. I’ve been praying all year.”
“I asked God to heal my mom and she’s still sick.”
Jesus made promises that prayers would be answered; He never said how...
Need some help. Anyone out there an expert in Power Point? I have an outline all completed on Word and I’m looking for an easy way to put them into slides.
If you are willing to help, please send me a message and I’ll figure out an email or maybe even a phone number for you.
If The World things you are doing everything right...
Obama’s infanticide vote ‘most shocking,... →
““If we’re going to have a debate about who the extremist is on these issues, it is President Obama who, as a state senator, voted to protect doctors who killed babies who survived the abortion.”
Hi, I'm not having sex →
“I had to ask myself: Do I want to be with someone who will only be with me if I sleep with him? Is that love?
For me, the answer was no. And no.
So what’s your answer?”
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What is Love?
OK, not the old song featured on SNL that most of my followers are probably too young to even know about.
The latest conversations about who can be married and what the whole deal with Catholics and birth control is just begs the question. It is easy to get caught up with the media’s version of what we are supposed to think love is.
Is love about pleasure or getting what you want or is it...
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I love it when I make an obscure reference to one...
With so many of my Catholic friends giving up...
You hear of so many comments against the Catholic Church right now for our stance against contraceptives, particularly those that are actually abortive.
Where are the questions about Obama’s stances, such as Obama’s opposition in the Illinois state senate to bills in 2001, 2002 and 2003 that would have mandated that a child born alive as a result of a botched abortion be given medical care?
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Survivor of 70s-80s Catechesis
I often say that “I survived my Catholic education” because so much of it was us talking about what we thought about all of it. You have to keep searching and seeking the answers and educating yourself or you stay in the understanding of the faith similar to a 13 year old.
Don’t sell yourself short.
WatchYou may be wondering what has taken so long, but I am officially taking SNL off my DVR scheduler. No longer funny - just mean and uninformed. They have been so off regarding Catholics for too long. They used to quietly affect elections and issues of the day, but they are so blatant about it now that it just comes across as bitter.
BTW - the ultrasound Amy speaks of? Turns out to have been a...
The more my facebook friends from Catholic school continue to misrepresent and bash Catholics the more I like my Tumblr friends.
conservativebrew asked: At tonight's GOP debate, do you think Santorum and Gingrich will sport their ashes? Should they or shouldn't they?
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Doesn't the world know it is Ash Wednesday...
My schedule tomorrow: Networking meeting in the morning. They always have donuts and bagels. Birthday lunch for a coworker with Chinese food coming in. (I tried to see if we might schedule it for another day. The response: Why? It’s Ash Wednesday. Oh, is that a Catholic thing?) Afternoon tutoring. Nighttime (8pm) monthly training/meeting at my second job. As a Thank You, the director...
The President's Broken Promise of Common Ground →
Speech at Notre Dame = Lie
More proof of media and govt bias against...
Military in Afghanistan burns Quran by accident (or to control messages between inmates) and all are going nuts. Catholics get ordered to go against our beliefs and they all think we are over reacting. Have you seen the rioting in the streets here? We’re praying for you and calling Congress.
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I just can't - sorry
There is this picture of our newly ordained Cardinals sitting at a table with the Cardinals baseball pennant in front of them. I’m sorry, without some photoshop cropping I just can’t do it.
No Cardinals, No Canucks, No Green Bay.
Not going to happen.
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7th Sunday - Yes or No
In the words of the great Jedi teacher, “Do or do not. There is no try.”
The second reading from 2 Corinthians 1 states…
“As God is faithful, our word to you is not “yes” and “no.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ,… was not “yes” and “no, ” but “yes” has been in him.”
You cannot be a Christian...
“Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I...”
– Isaiah 43
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Fatherhood in a nutshell...
Back from the Daddy Daughter dance. ”Butterfly Kisses” plays and we have a dance. After the last note daughter says, “OK, now go away.”
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Catholics Being Painted into a Corner – Be Careful
There has been much discussion regarding the HHS mandate regarding Catholics and being forced to go against our moral and religious consciences. While this is a violation of the Constitution, be careful that a side effect is a sort of rope-a-dope that may come back to bite us in the larger prolife battle. Allow me to explain.
Catholics and the many others who support life have been winning the...
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Ash Wednesday (replies welcome)
For all my Catholicism, I confess one question or area that still doesn’t sit well with me.
Ash Wednesday
I continue to be like a tilt-headed puppy when I go to Mass on Ash Wednesday and right after a gospel that says that we shouldn’t paint our faces white and should give in private - that we then put ashes on our head.
I accept that I still haven’t “gotten it”...
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Birth-Control Mandate: Unconstitutional and... →
Good write up explaining why the HHS Mandate is so much more than a Catholic vs. others thing.
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St. Joseph, St. Peter, and Blessed Pope JP2, pray...
Having another follow up meeting at work with some upper types regarding some personnel “getting along” issues. St. Joseph, the Worker… St. Peter, who had to manage a motley crue of people with good hearts who weren’t quite perfect, and Pope John Paul 2 of Be Not Afraid to do what is right and to stand up to injustice - but in a loving way - I need your prayers for...
Hello edward24-7 and glorialaudes!
You put me at 250. Feels like a milestone, but it’s not about me. We’ve got a job to do.
“Isn’t it interesting that whenever Obama and the abortion crowd talks...”
– Gary L. Bauer
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