Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

Thank you, Allison Gingras at  Reconciled To You  and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb   for hosting Worth Revisiting each week. It is a privilege to share our work with you and your followers . Here is my contribution: The Silence Must End: Souls Are Being Lost (Originally posted on June 14, 2011)  (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) [Tragically, very few of our Bishops have overcome their silence and apparent fear to speak the Truth since I published this post more than 8 years ago. Public Catholic figures continue to dissent from Church teaching and no public correction is made. Thousands have left the Church as it continues to rock from scandal and sin. The attack on the gift of human life expands. The moral foundation of our nation is under relentless attack. Yet, the deafening and cowardly silence of our shepherds continues as more souls are forever lost.]  Enough is enough! I picked up the local paper recently an...

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 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: Recalling Life Changing Moments (Originally posted August 18, 2014) (Photo©Michael Seagriff) [There are times when we should just stop, sit and silently recall some of the life-changing moments we have experienced in our lives but may have buried in the stone piles of our mind. My writing group recently suggested that we resurrect and record some of those memories. It was a good exercise and one I hope you will be encourag...

Enough is enough! I picked up the local paper recently and saw (not for the first time unfortunately) another headline broadcasting Governor Andrew Cuomo’s on-going aggressive support to legalize gay marriage in New York State . As an individual, he is free to support and believe anything he wishes. As one who purports to be Catholic, however, he can not support legislation which is contrary to God’s law without jeopardizing his eternal soul and potentially the souls of many others. While one can only pray that his Bishop has privately shared this truth with him, it appears that the Governor has ignored that advice.    Sadly, recent polls show that a majority of those professing to be Catholic in New York State concur with the Governor and see no reason to oppose gay marriage. Many do so out of a false and confused understanding of compassion, justice   and tolerance. How can this be? This issue has been around for years. The reasons why Catholics must enter ...