"The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the more they can help them by their prayers; the more they are united with God, the more effective those prayers are. This is in accordance with Divine order, which makes higher things react upon lower things, like the brightness of the sun … [Read more...]
Beginning a Story
I've been trying to write a story recently, and I just decided to start writing rather than continue planning and failing to actually do it. Here is the terrible rough draft:The Empty Parking SpaceKarl went to work. That's what everyone thought he did, though he got angry about it and sometimes acted melodramatic over something so simple, so everyday. As he drove by the … [Read more...]
Sorry Our Lady of Lourdes
Ok ok ok, I know I sounded like a Protestant in the last post. I had all the same criticisms of the Rosary before, and now I'm on board with that. So I'll just try to keep my frustration to myself and build up the faith. In fairness I haven't read much about the Marian apparations, I just feel like they sometimes make Angelology useless. Happy feast of Our Lady of Lourdes … [Read more...]
Catholic Ghostbuster
It's the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes today, which is pretty much the most respected Marian Ghost thing we've ever had. The only apparation I've ever read about was Fatima, and I don't really believe it. For the same reason I didn't believe people had the gift of tongues when I worked in a Pentecostal church, and the same reason I don't believe being 'slain in the spirit' is … [Read more...]
No One Makes It Out Alive – Death & Gratitude
I was listening to Reformed Minister Steve Brown talking on the radio the other day, and he said something great and unexpected. A caller asked about 2012 and if it would be the end of the world, and oddly, Steve Brown started to tell a story about St. Francis of Assisi and how he answered when asked what he would do if today was the day Jesus was returning -while working in … [Read more...]