Tag Archives: Divine Mercy

On This Date in Some Year, Not Much Happened 0 (0)

That’s not true, actually. A quick check told me that stuff happened on February 3rd: 1488: Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay 1690: Colony of Massachusetts issued paper money, first in the Americas 1793: Enlightened French leaders removed insufficiently liberated … Continue reading

Posted in Being Catholic, Journal | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Another Saturday 0 (0)

Despite this blog’s tagline, “Following Catholic beliefs and practices in America: one man’s experience,” I haven’t written much about what I do. How I see national holidays, space exploration, ancient history and paleontology — yes. What it’s like, being a … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Writer, Being Catholic, Journal, Poems, Series | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Divine Mercy and Lawrence N. Kaas 0 (0)

We set a time for my father-in-law’s funeral: 3:00 p.m. this Friday, September 21, 2018. The last I heard, all but one of his children have been told about his death. The one remaining has been, I understand, somewhere in … Continue reading

Posted in Being Catholic, Discursive Detours, Family Stories, Series | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Trust and Mercy 0 (0)

Divine Mercy Sunday: Acts 4:32–35 1 John 5:1–6 John 20:19–31 (April 8, 2018; this homily is from April 7, 2002) Divine Mercy Sunday, 2018 By Deacon Lawrence N. Kaas April 8, 2018 (originally April 7, 2002) 20 years ago we … Continue reading

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Divine Mercy 0 (0)

I care about God’s mercy because I’m a sinner. What that means depends on who says it. I think and hope Jonathan Edwards meant well, and wish some of his imitators would be less enthusiastic. Or at least think about … Continue reading

Posted in Being Catholic | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment