Two Doors

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The more I chat with my fellow converts, as well as those cradle Catholics who have left the Church, I have come to realize there are only Two Doors in or out of Catholicism;

The Entrance is marked with the word "Truth"
The Exit is marked "Opinion"
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Running the Race: Happy Fathers Day

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“Run with endurance the race that God has set before you”

My lil' town was over run yesterday morning by DC types in spandex and testosterone, as we hosted some kind of Triathlon thingee. My first thought (after the "I gotta get in shape" thought) was that if theses folks spent half as much time in prayer as they do at the gym or the pool, we would be living in near paradise.

Than I spied one of those silly Lance Armstrong "Live Strong" shirts, and it reminded me that it was almost Fathers Day. While giving folks with cancer hope is a good thing, my views on the adulterous narcissistic Mr. Armstrong is another thing altogether, as I see only a despicable weakness in a man who betrays his wife and children.

As for running that race, Lance is clearly the loser . . .made worse because he brought others with him.

A father who is winning the race well might have a beer gut, but he also always puts his family's needs before his own.

A marathon dad might hafta turn down a his dream job, rather than add chaos to his family's life.

A track star in fatherhood might be one like my own pop who was left alone with 4 brats to raise (me being the worse), yet never said a bad word (to us anyway) about the woman who abandoned his children.

A father is one who sacrifices for his bride and his children, even if it means sending His only begotten Son to die a horrific death on a cross.

Abba Father,
Happy Fathers Day,
your unworthy son, mike

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Why Camera Phones Rock

St John the Evangelist in Clinton,MD
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A Priest Forever

Abortion Blackout

more than just a day off

Well, it's about time . . . and eternity

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Catholic Radio comes to Washington D.C.!!!

The EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network announced

W-M-E-T 1160 AM is now on the air… serving our nation's capital — Washington DC!

Congratulations to Len Oswald, Toya Hall, Doug Pearson and all involved with Guadalupe Radio to help make this happen!

Washington DC is the number 9 ranked radio market in the country, and with a powerful 50,000 watts, the station will be available to an estimated 5 million people throughout the DC metro.

This is a great victory for Our Lord and His Church.... A big, big welcome to all our new listeners now hearing EWTN Radio on Guadalupe Radio in Washington, DC — WMET 1160 AM!
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Mother of God, Mother for mothers

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Remembering our much forgotten Easter present
on this Mother's Day,
as I pray for those of us like myself,
who never knew what it was like to have a mom.

"Here is your mother." John 19:27
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Cool Catholic Cajuns . . .who nu'?

Sacrifice

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"the most difficult sacrifice
is to not desire appreciation
for your sacrifice"
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Hebrews 12:1

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A clear sky is a beautiful thing, especially on a cold day, but a sunset is made all the more dramatic by a cloudy sky catching and transforming the light. The sun uses these once simple puffs of white as a floating canvases, with each stroke of wind making ever changing shades of blue and purple and orange and yellow. The sun is glorified in theses humble and unique clouds, and even the most ardent atheist can't help but say "praise God" at the sight.

As I watched the spectacle last night I started to separately name each one of these colorful works of light and water . . .that one is Saint Rose, and over there is Little Flower, and as Augustine and Aquinas bump into to each other Saint Catherine just laughs with Maximilian Kolbe. . . .oh, how I can't wait to join them this morning at Mass.

"Therefore,
since we are surrounded
by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us rid ourselves
of every burden
and sin that clings to us"
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Un-Comfort Zone

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"And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make
the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him
outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do
not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that
is to come".
Hebrews 13:12-14
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You Know Your Catholic . . .

. . . when you see the Blessed Sacrament in a moon rise over the Bay (O:
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On the way home . . .

The Calling