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A View From the Catholic Trenches: November 2009
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009. J R R Tolkien. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Why Bother with the Facts? The LA Times is running an article ( House votes for ban on abortion subsidies. Written by Kim Geiger which covers the passing of the Stupak. Amendment. The article contains the following paragraphs:. The compromise won immediate support from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which urged Catholics to "lend their full- throated. Support" to the Democrats' healthcare. A little concerned that the USCCB.
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: May 2010
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Friday, May 14, 2010. The CDC of Our Children’s Souls. I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth.". But is it OK to settle for just sowing or planting the seeds of the Faith? Given the reality of situation, I think that it is, granted the seeds of faith are sown well. But what if they’re not? What if the seeds were sown poorly? What if the Faith passed on is incomplete or damaged? Now what happens when the seeds of Faith are not planted on well? Planting seed is hard work, and they don’...
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: November 2008
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Sunday, November 16, 2008. Everything has a Price. After the death of the Jewish High Priest Onias III in the 2nd century BC, Onias III’s brother Jason approached the Seleucid ruler Antiochus (IV) Epiphanes and offered him a “tribute” to become the next High Priest. Antiochus accepted the money and installed Jason as the new High Priest of the Jewish Temple. In the book of 2nd Maccabees we are told about the event and how much was paid:. 1 talent = 75 lbs. 1 lb = 16 oz. 1 oz of silver = $9.50. And while ...
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: February 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009. When I was in school, I took a class which required me to read and study Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias". The story sunk into my mind and memory and often resurfaces when I think about certain things. Lent is one of those things. Its story is haunting and disturbingly relatable to so much of my own life. For me, one major goal of Lent is to recognize and struggle with the "Ozymandias" in myself. I met a traveler from an antique land. Saturday, February 21, 2009.
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: July 2008
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Sunday, July 20, 2008. Whoever has ears ought to hear.". The rapture is an event that will take place sometime in the near future. Jesus will come in the air, catch up the Church from the earth, and then return to Heaven with the Church.". Taken from the Rapture Ready. From today's Gospel Reading (Mt 13:24-30):. Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:. Where have the weeds come from? Whoever has ears ought to hear.”. Monday, July 7, 2008. A while back about the Transalpine Redemptorists and...
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: April 2009
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Saturday, April 25, 2009. For those interested, the Knights of Columbus council #4174 will be starting a series called the Nota Bene Series. "Nota Bene" is Latin for “Take Notice! 8221; because these meetings will consist of talks and presentations covering current issues Catholic men need to be informed about. It is the hope that these evenings will provide men not only information, but opportunities and suggestions for action. Friday, April 24, 2009. Read Thou This . Lamentations of the Father. Rightwi...
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: March 2009
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. I've heard it said that the greatest deception that Satan perpetrates on humanity, is convincing it that he does not exist. I think God's greatest Truth, and perhaps His greatest challenge, is convincing us that He DOES exist, in the Eucharist. In a red little-devil suit with a rubber pitchfork and fake horns, rather than a fallen archangel who hates God and whose ultimate goal is to turn us against Him. Kneeling during Mass, we recite the words that profoundly express this faith:.
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A View From the Catholic Trenches: June 2009
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Friday, June 12, 2009. To Avoid Dressing Like A Clown [Repost]. Due to the recent comments dealing with blogging pseudo-names, I thought this old post may be of some value to the discussion. Some may use these names to "hide" behind, but to make that assumption about everyone may be painting a bit broadly. In the first chapter of Cardinal Ratzinger’s (Pope Benedict XVI) book An Introduction to Christianity, he retells Soren Kierkegaard’s famous story of the clown and the burning village:. Don’t rea...
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Dark Days Quotient: November 2009
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Blogging about the subtle and overt attacks on our freedom, our faith, and our families. But, there is hope. Monday, November 30, 2009. Chapter 9. Thanksgiving Lesson from 1623: Communism Is A Loser. It turns out that the original societal plan for the Plymouth settlers was a communist. And (surprise) communism was a failure. In his contemporaneously compiled history of the Plymouth Plantation. Pp 134-136, William Bradford. Who was Governor of the Plymouth Plantation. And (surprise) privatization was a s...
