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the church in america
http://gkupsidedown.blogspot.com/2012/03/coming-persecution.html
this is an interesting post about a possible future of our Catholic Church in America. I can easily see this happening. -
advent update
my friends have dragged my into the modern world with a kindle. I love it. I have the complete works of St. Theresa and St. John of the Cross, Brother Lawrence, Elizabeth of the Trinity, two Bibles and a number of other works on it. It's great to instantly have access to all these books wherever I am without the weight I'd have to pack in my ( Read more... ) -
spiritual reading for the month
right now I'm reading A Retreat with the Psalms Resources for Personal and Communal Prayer by John C. Endres, S.J. and Elizabeth Liebert, S.N.J.M. I'm enjoying it very much. I would like to utilize some of what I'm learning with my Lectio Divina. -
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well, the U.S. postal service has just informed me that because I am a potential terrorist (aka homeless person) I cannot legally be provided with a P.O. box. Who knew ( Read more... ) -
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I am once again living on the streets and staying in whatever homeless shelter I can gain entrance into. It is amazing how much easier it is to see God in the people around me and how much more desirable I find my spiritual life to be when I'm on the streets. I wish more folks could experience the grace that being forced to depend "totally" on God ( Read more... ) -
seminarian lecture
http://vimeo.com/19863108
This is a site where you can view a video of seminarian Phillip Johnson speaking at St. Thomas Academy. He has an unoperable cancerous brain tumor. The talk is very inspiring. -
"light" sermon
A friend comendeered me into helping man the table at church to promote Ignited by Truth. I didn't really mind, though I'd have appreciated being asked instead of ambushed. It gave me a chance to listen to different sermons since we had guest priests for Msgr's vacation ( Read more... ) -
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st. ann's where I go to church is hosting a class studying Revelations. It's been very interesting so far ( Read more... ) -
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I was just reading the catechism on the sacrament of the eucharist, number 1373...where it talks about God's presence and it brought to mind the psalm that talks about if I go to the heavens you are there etc. when trying to hide from God. It certainly added a humerous aspect to it ( Read more... )