We may feel defeated now that Trump, who many of us saw as a sort of temporal Katechon holding back the evils of a new world order, has apparently been cheated out of the election. America and the world lost a great opportunity. Under Trump, the United States could have “more gently and organically [become],ContinueContinue reading “Your vote matters every day, not just once every four years”
Category Archives: Spiritual
Seeing Red
Red, my anger.Red, the three stripes of the enemy. Red, Republican red.Red, the color of financial ruin.The red army, waiting around the corner-Pharisees wringing handsdrunk on entrapment. Did I say something wrong?Did I dare offend the malformed consciences?The diseased minds of the do-good pavers–those who raise hell just to make the path to it smoother?DidContinueContinue reading “Seeing Red”
Take a Break on Sunday -God
When I was a kid, Sunday was a day for church and relaxing. I had never heard of youth sports on Sunday morning or an NFL game starting at 10:00 a.m. There was definitely no weekly wrap-up of the “news” on TV or any talking heads blabbering on about the sorry state of affairs weContinueContinue reading “Take a Break on Sunday -God”
The Balance of Your Day
9/27/2020 This morning I was not in the mood for church. A long list of excuses presented itself as to why I shouldn’t go. The usual Covid-era excuses: I hadn’t registered for Mass. I was going to a new church where I didn’t know anyone. And I would be forced to wear a mask. IContinueContinue reading “The Balance of Your Day”
A hole in my steering fluid line
Patience achieves all things.
An Osage Orange Surprise
This morning, I was cutting down some trees that had grown up next to the old farm house. I didn’t pay much attention to what I was cutting. There were some thorns, but I assumed they were just from a wild bush that had grown up around the trees. When I cut one of theContinueContinue reading “An Osage Orange Surprise”
He Rules with an Iron Rod!
Iron Rod In adoration tonight, I was meditating–Lectio Divina–on a scripture from Revelations. I did not want to meditate on this particular scripture because it’s not one that I felt comfortable with, as is the case with the entire book of Revelations: “He would rule with an iron rod.” It sounds too cruel for a lovingContinueContinue reading “He Rules with an Iron Rod!”
A walk with God
When I walk my dog, he likes to stop and smell everything. It’s really frustrating and slow going. I mean, he’ll stop and smell another dog’s turd, for Pete’s sake. Sometimes, I have to pull him away from it for fear he’ll ingest it. Today, on our walk, I got to thinking that maybe GodContinueContinue reading “A walk with God”
Dump trucks driven by angels
Recently, in what seemed like a fruitless quest to find something good to watch on Netflix, I came across a show called Hoarders. It’s one of those shows that involves a psychologist who attempts to help people make a full recovery from a life-long illness in two days. Aside from that foolishness, it is anContinueContinue reading “Dump trucks driven by angels”
The Treachery of Writing?
I heard Peter Kreeft say that writing by its very nature is selfish. He made the observation, which I’ve made many times before, that Jesus wrote nothing. (And I would add Buddha to the list of sages who also wrote nothing). Writing can be not only selfish but at times it can be downright harmful. In fact, writing’s origins lie in keepingContinueContinue reading “The Treachery of Writing?”
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