Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

Thanks to the generosity and encouragement of Allison Gingras and Elizabeth Riordan, a number of Catholic bloggers take the time each week to re-post their favorite articles on “It’s Worth Revisiting” Wednesdays.   Do yourself a favor- go there now (and every Wednesday) and let these authors bless and challenge you in your Faith journey.   Be sure to Allison at   Reconciled To You and Elizabeth at Theology Is A Verb during the rest of the week. They have much to share with you. I wanted to share this post with you. We must love our priests and prayerfully support them. Holy Priests and Zeal For Salvation of Souls or Political Activism and Social Justice Programs? What Did St. John Marie Vianney Think? (Originally posted August 4, 2012) The feast day for St. John Marie Vianney should garner more attention than it does or will. What a shame! Here is what I wrote last year on this occasion. I frequently write urging pr...

  “It’s Worth Revisiting” Wednesday again, where a group of Catholic bloggers have accepted the invitation of  Allison Gingras and Elizabeth Riordan, to re-post their favorite articles. Do yourself a favor- go there now (and every Wednesday) and let the bloggers who post there stir up your Faith. Be sure you visit Allison at   Reconciled To You and Elizabeth at Theology Is A Verb during the rest of the week.  This is what I decided to share: Visit The Imprisoned (Originally posted April 23, 2012 and included in my book, Fleeting Glimpses of the Silly, Sentimental and Sublime ) When we read or hear the Scriptural reminder of the eternal consequences for our failing to visit the imprisoned (Matthew 25: 31-46) more often than not the image that first comes to mind is of those locked behind bars in the far too numerous Federal and State prisons and local jails that saturate the landscape of this nation – some 2,266,800 adults in 2010 ...

Thanks to the generosity and encouragement of Allison Gingras and Elizabeth Riordan, an ever-expanding group of Catholic bloggers take the time each week to re-post their favorite articles on “It’s Worth Revisiting” Wednesday. Do yourself a favor- go there now (and every Wednesday) and let these authors bless and challenge you in Faith journey. During the rest of each week. visit Allison at   Reconciled To You and Elizabeth at Theology Is A Verb .  You will be pleased with what they share.  Here is what I am sharing this week: Not This Time Buddy (Originally posted 4/23/12) I am ashamed to admit how easily I fall prey to the “blues.” God has immensely blessed me in this life and I have no real reason for ever feeling down and discouraged.   But, of course, I am human and prone to such disorders. In reflecting (many times) on what might set me off on this non-productive path, I discovered a number of culprits, these being the ...

Thanks to the generosity and encouragement of Allison Gingras and Elizabeth Riordan, an ever-expanding group of Catholic bloggers take the time each week to re-post their favorite articles on “It’s Worth Revisiting” Wednesdays. Do yourself a favor- go there now (and every Wednesday) and let these authors bless and challenge you in your Faith journey. During the rest of each week. visit Allison at   Reconciled To You and Elizabeth at Theology Is A Verb .  You will be pleased with what they share. Here is what I am sharing this week: Monday Musings - So When Can We Expect to Hear Humane Vitae Preached At Sunday Mass? (Originally published 7/22/13) (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) I recently read a short but interesting article written by Father Michael Orsi. It is entitled How Same-Sex Marriage Won . You can read his article here at Catholic Exchange .  As I am wont to do, I simply passed it along to several social...

Thanks to the generosity and encouragement of Allison Gingras and Elizabeth Riordan, an ever-expanding group of Catholic bloggers take the time each week to re-post their favorite articles on “It’s Worth Revisiting” Wednesday. Do yourself a favor- go there now (and every Wednesday) and let these authors bless and challenge you in Faith journey. During the rest of each week. visit Allison at   Reconciled To You and Elizabeth at Theology Is A Verb .  You will be pleased with what they share. Here is what I am sharing this week: Unlock The Doors Before Its Too Late (Originally posted April 1, 2011) Image Source: Wikimedia Commons and Bob Jones ) I was disappointed when I was not able to see You this morning.  I have grown to treasure our morning visit, Mass and the reception of Your Sacred Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity- so nourishing, peaceful and transforming.  I have noticed over the years that on those days I ...