Category Archives: Being Catholic

Trying to live as if loving God, and my neighbors, matters

London Fires, Mostly

Many folks who lived in Grenfell Tower got out. Many others died. We don’t know how many. A current estimate is 79. Determining the exact number will be difficult, since high temperatures may have effectively obliterated some human remains. Some … Continue reading

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“Renewed and Expansive Hope”

Wanting respect is reasonable. I think folks who support Gay/LGBT Pride Month for that reason have a point. I don’t agree with much of what’s said on the gay/LGBT pride issue — and explained why I won’t spit venom in … Continue reading

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Respecting Everyone

Gay/LGBT Pride Month will be over in about two weeks. Wanting respect is reasonable, but I don’t agree with much of what’s said on this issue. Don’t worry, I won’t be spitting venom. Even if I felt like it, which … Continue reading

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Prayer Routine: Month Four

It’s about four months since I started a new daily prayer routine. (February 19, 2017) I sometimes forget the morning set, but not often. Having a printout of both sets next to my keyboard helps. The evening prayers are another … Continue reading

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London: Death, Hope, and Love

This is bad, but could have been much worse. Yesterday evening, starting around 10:00, three people in a van drove across London Bridge, deliberately running down pedestrians.1 After crossing the bridge, they left the van and attacked folks out for … Continue reading

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