Archive for July, 2008
Sts. Joachim and Ann
Tomorrow is the feast of St. Joachim and St.Anne. They were the parents of Mary. In my opinion this should be GrandParents Day, Instead of Sept. 7th. There isn’t much known about them. In the Gnostic Gospel of James we here about the annunciation of the birth of Mary to her mother Ann. The story [...]
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Thanks to the two comments. Cecily and Larry it’s a normal brimed hat. Also If you can read the comments from George, they are really good about Bishop Galen. They are worth reading. One of my favorite sayings is, ” For Evil to exist, the only thing necessary is for good people to do nothing.” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Pro-Life Blessed
Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen
I have a unique view on pro-life. That view was talked about this morning on a CNS web site. It talks about respect for life, and the dignity of human life at all levels.
In a past parish many years ago there was a pro-life group that came to town that [...]
Prince Caspian More Movies
Sorry about the mistake in my second blog, I am still learning so please forgive me. Well like the title says back to the movies.
This summer I saw Prince Caspian, the second, or fourth of the Chronicles of Narnia Books, by C.S. Lewis. There is a big argument on whether the books should be read in a [...]
1st posting
I have been asked by parishioners to write a blog, I was also inspired by hearing a talk at the LA religious education congress on communicating.
So I am going to clue you in about me on this first one. This will help you understand why I am writing about the things that I am writing [...]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the scapular
Blog 7 July 16th The Feast of our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Today is the Feast day of our Lady of Mt. Carmel. From the Old Testament times Mt. Carmel in Galilee is a special place. The prophet Elijah slays the priests of Baal there, and retreats there when he is confronted by Jezabel. Afterwards, [...]
