Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
Have you ever heard of the practice of using canaries in coal mines to alert coal miners of danger? Canaries are small songbirds that were first bred and used as domestic pets in the 17th century. Because they are more sensitive than humans to toxic gases (such as methane and carbon monoxide), canaries were, at one time, routinely…
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Tags: Baptism, Easter Sunday, Fr. John Hardon, Illumination of a Soul, Mortal Sin, Resurrection, Sanctifying Grace, Venial Sin
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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Earlier this year a prison inmate confessed to killing a female correctional officer inside the chapel of a prison in the state of Washington. At the time of the killing, the inmate, Byron Scherf, was serving a life sentence as a “three-strikes” offender for prior rape convictions. In his videotaped confession, Scherf told detectives that he didn’t like the way that Officer…
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Tags: Crucifixion, Death Penalty, Easter, Good Friday, Illinois Governor Richard Quinn, Revenge, Vengeance
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Saturday, March 12th, 2011
On a Sunday afternoon in March of 1968, when I was 11 years old, one of my aunts packed her 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls) into her station wagon and took them over to my Grandparents’ house to visit. At that time, we lived in the country and my parents' home was next-door to my grandparents’ home. That particular Sunday happened to be during Lent. Like most…
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Tags: Blessed Mother, Blessed Virgin Mary, Humility, Mortification, Prayer
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
As Catholics, we know from what we’ve been taught that it was necessary for our Lord to die on the cross in order to redeem us from our sins and to open the gates of Heaven. Prior to His death, because of the sins of Adam and Eve, Heaven was “off limits” to everyone. In the New Testament, the only people who were identified on Calvary where our Lord was crucified were the soldiers,…
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Tags: Blessed Virgin Mary, Crucifixion, Humility, Lent, Pride, Resurrection
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
A quote I like from Thomas S. Monson states:
“It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges and so do people’s lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.” Do you know of any “small hinges” you could use to improve your life and the lives of others? About 6 years ago I joined a coaching program for business owners and entrepreneurs that was run by
Strategic Coach, a company that has its home office in Canada, and satellite…
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Tags: Lent, Lenten, Personal Growth
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Have you ever heard of the practice of using canaries in coal mines to alert coal miners of danger? Canaries are small songbirds that were first bred and used as domestic pets in the 17th century. Because they are more sensitive than humans to toxic gases (such as methane and carbon monoxide), canaries were, at one time, routinely… Read More
Earlier this year a prison inmate confessed to killing a female correctional officer inside the chapel of a prison in the state of Washington. At the time of the killing, the inmate, Byron Scherf, was serving a life sentence as a “three-strikes” offender for prior rape convictions. In his videotaped confession, Scherf told detectives that he didn’t like the way that Officer… Read More
On a Sunday afternoon in March of 1968, when I was 11 years old, one of my aunts packed her 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls) into her station wagon and took them over to my Grandparents’ house to visit. At that time, we lived in the country and my parents' home was next-door to my grandparents’ home. That particular Sunday happened to be during Lent. Like most… Read More