Tweet 1 posted by an atheist 3 hours ago: Some things are so complicated for me to think and feel about, they make me want to throw up… Tweet 2 posted by a Catholic priest 1 hour ago “When a man devotes all his thoughts to the praise and service of the Lord, he proclaims […]
Month: May 2016
Hard Work and Determination
I just skimmed an article in The Guardian by Suzanne Moore that lamented the economic inequalities faced by the young adult generation in England. It claims that “…’leaving home’, finding the one job for life, the one partner for ever, getting married, having a baby, buying a home, these remain the sum of desires, however unrealistic […]
Candy Wrappers
God speaks to me through Dove candy wrappers. Really. The first time I got my paws on one of those Dove chocolates with the almost pithy phrase printed on the inside, I had just prayed asking God to affirm for me that my decision to be confirmed in the Catholic Church was the right choice. […]
Naked
Last night I had a dream I was visiting a very crowded hospital and walking the halls completely naked. The only people I had to avoid were those in my family. It was a great dream!
Tea Bags of Love
Many years ago, I bought my mate, a wonderful wife and mother of 5’2″, a pump pot for Christmas. The next day, I brewed it full of hot tea, and ever since that day, I have been filling it with fresh hot tea every morning I possibly can and she is at home, which is […]
Novena to the Sacred Heart
I combined the text of the Sacred Heart Novena with the text of the traditional prayers so they are conveniently together on one page: Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus I. O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock […]
What is a Drop-in?
This past Sunday, my mate, a wonderful wife and mother of about 5’2″, announced that we would be dropping in for a drop-in after church to celebrate some kid’s First Communion. The kid turned out to be the child of a friend, which if I had paid attention the day before when I was first […]
A Guy With Glasses
Based on 2014 data, the population of the USA is 318 million people. Of those, 76.9% are 18 years or older and 49.2% are male. Thus, Approximately 120 million of those people are male. 58% of men do not wear glasses. That’s 70 million men. Assuming the same percentage holds for clowns and the number […]
Lost and Found Plot Development
Yesterday I finished taking an online course through the fine people at One Story. The course was presented by Assistant Editor Ann Napolitano and covered a “new way of looking at plot.” The approach focuses on first determining what characters in the story are “missing” from their lives, and then proceeds to follow them through […]
Spend the Rest of Your Life on Vacation
While I was on vacation at the beach in May 2016, I was sitting on the back deck of the house we rented staring over the dunes at the ocean. I decided then and there that I wanted to spend the rest of my life on vacation. I began writing down a few principles that […]