On September 29th the Church celebrates the Three Archangels: St. Michael, St. Raphael and St. Gabriel. Today starts a Novena to them, it ends on the 29th. Some background: St. Michael is a patron and defender of the Church and the chief angelic nemesis of Satan. His intercession can be invoked when you need to …
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I have been asked by Tribute Books to write a review for one of their recent titles, “Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life” by Karina Lumbert Fabian and Deacon Steven Lumbert. Fabian and Lumbert are a daughter-father duo and they’ve written a very spiritual little book (114 pages) that would serve …
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Not that it was offline, but this post announces that starting today, this address is the new “official” home of “Sober Catholic.” I will still post concurrently at the old site, but only through the end of the month, if that long. If you subscribed via email or through a feed service, you should find …
Dymphna, over at Dymphna’s Well started yesterday a Novena for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This Feast is also known as the “Triumph of the Cross” and is celebrated on September 14th. It also serves as the conclusion of the “Little Lent” we’ve been observing as the Feast is 40 days after the Transfiguration. …
The Old Testament Reading from today’s Daytime Prayer had something that stuck out for me: Jeremiah 6:16: “Thus says the LORD: Stand beside the earliest roads, ask the pathways of old “Which is the way to good”, and walk it; thus you will find rest for your souls.” (Via USCCB.) This sort of reminds me …
Those of us who are alcoholics and addicts have a lot of wasted time in our past. Gone missing are all the years when we were trapped in our addictions. We can learn from them and vow to never repeat those mistakes, assuming we’ve learned from them, but there is still the nagging sense of …
In another blogpost on art as a vehicle for spiritual progression I must mention my wife’s new website: ARTIST4GOD. Rose (my wife) has an extensive site detailing her work, which includes lots of nature and religious photography. Nature walks and exploration, along with prayer and going to Churches, are my personal methods for “going outside …