Tag Archives: Religion
No Time to Be Bitter: Padre Steve takes a Lesson from Buck O’Neil
Where does bitterness take you? To a broken heart? To an early grave? When I die I want to die from natural causes Not from hate Eating me up from the inside Buck O’Neil I was browsing the internet … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, christian life, faith, History, philosophy, Politics, PTSD, Religion
How to Make an Incredibly Difficult War Unwinnable: The Crass Hatred of “Pastor” Terry Jones for Moslems Endangers Americans
“Pastor” Terry Jones “Warfare is now an interlocking system of actions-political, economic, psychological, military-that aims at the overthrow of the established authority in a country and its replacement by another regime. To achieve this end, the aggressor tries to exploit … Continue reading
Filed under faith, Foreign Policy, History, iraq,afghanistan, national security, Religion
Thoughts on my Dad’s 75th Birthday
The past few days have been weird I have been very busy and due to getting paged in the middle of the night on Saturday and Sunday to go into work have been pretty tired too. As a result I … Continue reading
Filed under alzheimer's disease, faith
High Crimes and “Miss” Demeanors: The Catholic Church Equates Women’s Ordination with Pedophilia
Note: This is a serious post that unfortunately has been on my mind for some time and I have not written about it until now. It is important enough for me to interrupt my latest baseball post and I realize … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, Pastoral Care, philosophy, Religion
Winning Well and a Good Christian Death
Last night I went home from Harbor Park disappointed that the home opener was rained out. Of course as we know this was the Devil’s work, which made tonight a better night. The day at the hospital was a bit … Continue reading
How can a Opening Day Rain Out be God’s Will?
Tonight was where I need to take exception with Saint Augustine and John “no I’m not having fun” Calvin. Now I have to admit that I am not a very good Augustinian or Calvinist unless perchance it suits me at … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Loose thoughts and musings, Religion
So this is it what it feels like to be the Anti-Christ…Cool
Note: I received a reply from a Jehovah’s in reply to my “Saturday Morning Distractions…” post from a Witless Witness, defending, or witnessing to his faith. While I appreciated his input, I have to say that is was long, pedantic … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings, Religion
Holy Week Superstitions
Holy Week is a funny thing for me. While I generally look forward to Easter, I always have a sense of foreboding. I think this actually goes back to childhood. Family members dying around the time, major events and crisis’s … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings, PTSD, Religion
Lenten Journal: Passion Sunday
Lent has been interesting this year. I did a number of things different. First off I decided that I would try to be happy and not morose. It seemed to have worked, with few exceptions my mood has definitely been … Continue reading
Saturday Morning Distractions-Jehovah’s Witnesses at the Door
Me and Molly, Canine Terrorist and defender of the Realm reading my blog. The morning was quiet, too quiet. I had taken a leisurely light breakfast of Kellogg’s Special K with cinnamon and pecans and sliced fresh bananas, with my … Continue reading
