Posts Tagged “Religion”

In Defense Of Marriage

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In Defense Of Marriage

It is a shame the people who *should* read this won’t. Recently the topic of religious freedom and expression has become popular again as various laws are being passed. I don’t want to get into the specific laws, but wanted to address the general sentiment behind the issue from my own perspective.

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This Year For Lent

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This Year For Lent

I was late on Friday for Stations Of The Cross. I’ll get to that in a minute. This year I struggled with what to do for Lent. Every year I try something and it doesn’t stick. One year I tried giving up chocolate. That worked for a few weeks, but not the whole of the…

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Ash Wednesday

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Ash Wednesday

What does Ash Wednesday mean to me? At times I have a definite idea, so crystal clear, so obvious, it feels like it burns my brain. Other times I have no idea. And so I ponder. Maybe that’s the point. Lent, which began today, is a time of penance as well as reflection. Think of…

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3 Of My Favorite Jokes

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3 Of My Favorite Jokes

Two men walk into a bar. The third man ducks. What is the last thing to go through a fly’s mind as it hits the windshield? It’s ass. This last one is sort of paraphrased. I heard it from an Irish comedian, Dave Allen on his television series “Dave Allen At Large” – it was…

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Why I Stay Catholic

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I thought about this long and hard, and even then I’m not sure I can put this into words to convey to people, but I’m going to try. First and foremost, every criticism you may have the Catholic Church is probably valid. I’m not going to refute any of the issues people bring up. Heck,…

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Irreverency

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I might piss a lot of people off AND go to Hell for this one

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