Tag Archives: Saints

Christmas: Family, Lights, and a Little Weirdness 0 (0)

This week I started writing about a holiday visit from family up in North Dakota. By Friday afternoon I was looking at depression and a prayer: Good Times, Good Visit I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this Christmas season. Number-two daughter, son-in-law, … Continue reading

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Saints, Depression, Assumptions, and Me 0 (0)

I did a Google search for [patron saint depression] the other day, and got this gem: “How did the Saints deal with depression?”[redacted][August 2023] “There is no evidence they had depression, they lived in faith, that Everything is controlled by … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day: Shamrocks, Saints, Leprechauns, and Me 0 (0)

St. Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in Ireland (Republic of and Northern), Newfoundland, Labrador, and Montserrat. It’s a day when folks wear something green. I’ve heard that some even drink green beer. Why anyone would think green beer is … Continue reading

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My Church in Sauk Centre, Minnesota: Vandalized 0 (0)

First, the good news. As far as I know, nobody got hurt during last weekend’s incident. That much I could tell from what wasn’t in a metro area station’s news item. “Charges: ‘Very intoxicated’ man admits to vandalism at Sauk … Continue reading

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St. Jude, Judas Thaddaeus: Patron Saint of Desperate Cases 0 (0)

(From Farragutful, via Wikipedia, used w/o permission.)(Interior of St. Jude the Apostle Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida.) One thing’s certain. Well, actually, quite a few things are certain. Something that’s certain about Saint Jude the Apostle is that he’s not Judas … Continue reading

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