…and I don’t mean a weight loss program.
Every once in a while you learn a new bit of information or you see something as if seeing it for the first time and you have a hunch that what you’re learning or seeing may have a big impact on your life. Now [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Scales ‘afallin….
Posted in Conversion, Early Church Fathers, Sacraments on April 28, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Why Don’t Catholics Just Pray Directly to God?
Posted in Early Church Fathers, Saints & Prayers on April 24, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Actually….they we do. We also ask for intercession from others as well. In fact, just last night I asked some friends to pray for me. Not one of them refused my request telling me just to take it directly to God. They were all glad to intercede for me. [...]
Through the Eyes of Dead Guys
Posted in Early Church Fathers, Tradition on April 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I distinctly remember the first time I heard mention of the Early Church Fathers. Our Anglican priest was inviting us to a class that would examine some of the writings of these men. At that time, having never heard the term “Early Church Father” before, I assumed we would [...]
On My Nightstand…
Posted in Just Plain Silly on April 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Roamin’ Catholic from Answering the Berean Call has inquired about what’s on my nightstand. The timing of her question is great because I have been looking for an opportunity to plug this book. We Look For a Kingdom: The Everyday Lives of the Early Christians was a gift to [...]
Well, I’ll Be a Monkey’s Uncle!!
Posted in Just Plain Silly on April 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
THANK YOU to the kind reader (even though I don’t even know who you are!) who nominated this blog for the Blogger’s Choice Award category of religion. To say I’m shocked would be an understatement. It’s an honor to be named along with so many other more “heavy hitting” blogs….truly an honor.
Tradition Isn’t a Four-letter Word
Posted in Tradition on April 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I remember a time in my life when any mention of “tradition” related to matters of faith invoked negative connotations such as “empty”, “man-made”, “dead”, “contrary to scripture”, “idolatrous”, and “irrelevant”. I couldn’t understand why Catholics were willing to mindlessly follow made up rules. Why couldn’t they just follow what the bible [...]
Considering a Swim From Canterbury?
Posted in Anglicanism on April 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
By chance, if there are any readers here who are feeling disillusioned by ECUSA or the Anglican Communion, I want to point you to some resources that I found especially helpful when I was sorting through similar issues.
Standing on My Head is a blog by Fr. Dwight Longenecker, a former Anglican priest turned Roman [...]
A Prayer of Saint Catherine of Siena
Posted in Saints & Prayers on April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
O Eternal God!
O Eternal Trinity!
Through the union of Your divine nature You have made so precious
the Blood of Your only-begotten Son!
O eternal Trinity,
You are as deep a mystery as the sea,
in whom the more I seek, the more I find;
and the more I find, the more I seek.
For even immersed in the depths of You,
my [...]
