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Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Better Late Than Never....I Suppose
Yesterday
was not a productive day for me, blog wise.
The
state is installing guard rails along the highway near where I live,
and the local phone company had marked for them where the phone lines
are buried.
Apparently
they either didn't pay any attention or didn't care. They cut the
phone lines, and there was no telephone nor internet service for the
several thousand residents of my area.
So,
the posts for The
Pope and Church News, Daily
Catholic Mass Readings, and Saint
Quote of the Day, just got posted.
I
hate that this happened, but it was out of my control. I especially
like to always post the Mass Readings the night before if possible.
So
please excuse the delay.
Oh,
and I am still in need of your prayers for my personal situation.
Thank
you, and God Bless you all!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
My Catholic Gifts "Store"
As many of you already know, I have a gift store, called "Faith of the Fathers Catholic Gifts", which is powered by Zazzle.
There I have posters, mugs, mousepads, and a few other items, that feature Our Lord, Our Lady, the Apostles, and different saints.I thought I would share with you the seven most popular items from the store, and hopefully encourage you to give the store a "look".
Let me know what you think, good, bad, or indifferent.
Sacred Heart Poster
Christ the King Print
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Poster
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Poster by stvsmith2009
Browse anotherPoster template design online at Zazzle
The Sacred Heart and The Immaculate Heart Poster
Divine Mercy Poster
Saint Catherine of Siena Poster
Saint Michael the Archangel Poster
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
I Need A Prayer Umbrella
Are
you familiar with the old saying, "when it rains it pours"?
Well,
it has definitely been pouring for me. Again
About
a week ago this past Friday, I noticed a small bump on the inside of
my upper right leg, when my pants rubbing against it brought it to my
attention. It began growing larger by the hour (or so it seemed), and
then the next day there was also one high on the back of my left leg.
I
ran a fever on the Sunday night following, and had to call out of
work the next day. I called my doctor, and had an appointment on
Wednesday. It turned out that I had 2 boils.
The
one on the right leg was about the size of a golf ball, and had
started to drain. The other is still there, and has not changed yet.
The
doctor did a swab of the drainage, and it turns out that I have a
staph infection. Lovely.
And
to make it even more lovely, this staph infection is what is known as
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which in layman's
terms, means that it is resistant to certain antibiotics, which
include the penicillins and the cephalosporins.
My
doctor prescribed 2 antibiotics, one is Doxicycline Hyclate, and the
other is Cephalexin.
So,
after 2 doctor visits (with a third coming up Friday), missing 8 days
of work, and several antibiotic doses later, I would once again
appreciate your prayers.
I
will tell you this. As much as these boils have hurt, if I had been
the Pharaoh, and I had been afflicted with boils, that would have
been enough for me to let Moses and the Hebrew people
go.
I
wouldn't wish these things on my worst enemy!
Thank
you all for your prayers.
May
God Bless you all!
Monday, February 10, 2014
New poll underlines divisions among Catholics : News Headlines - Catholic Culture
The following excerpts are from CWN:
- A new survey of Catholics, conducted by the Spanish-language Univision network, has shown sharp differences among self-identified Catholics, and widespread dissent from Church teachings.
- The poll showed that Catholics in developing countries were more likely than their European and American counterparts to accept Church teachings on controversial issues such as homosexuality and contraception. The poll found, for example, that 99% of African respondents oppose same-sex marriage, while in the US only 40% do. Only 30% of the Catholics in Europe accept the Church teaching that women cannot be ordained to the priesthood, while in Africa 80% accept it.
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