Give 'em Hail

I was just sittin here lookin at the rain pouring down outside the wee cottage, and I got to thinking. I have never gotten anything that I prayed to God for. Nothing that I wanted just for me. Nothing directly. Nothing selfish. I've got rope burns from thousands of beads passed through my fingers praying the Rosary for my sons. They both have good Catholic wives. Fine young women I am proud to call my daughters-in-law. I still pray for them. My sons are good Catholic men. I have two grandchildren who absolutely light up my world, and others to come soon I know ( I ain't sayin those beads fur nothin!). I have brothers and sisters - two and seven. One sister is not here now; she's with God, and Dad, and Mom. The whole crazy extended family is totally dysfunctional, but there's a lot of Irish blood in there, so we're good at it. Don't get me started on the Irish-Italian section; they're like wet dynamite. I love 'em all. I pray for all of 'em. You want to help your loved ones.........give 'em Hail! The beads a day keep beelzebub away. Like I said...I never got nothin from God that I prayed for. No thing or no one I wanted..... just everything and everyone I needed...and that's all I want. p.s. Get some place quiet and be still and listen. He really does whisper. His voice is there, in every breeze and passing wind. Pax Tecum!

prohibition repealed

" Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions " Benedict XVI. OK, let's get it straight. We live in a p.c. world ( personally centered ). Be tolerant, don't tell me what I can't do! For those of us living a P.C. life ( personally christian ), you already know. For those pc's out there; here it is reworded so as not to offend. 1. I am God; there's only one of Me.....love me. ( I died for you) 2. Respect my name; I do yours. 3. Keep holy the sabbath. I give you seven days. I'm only asking for one. 4. Love your parents. You'll understand when you become one. 5. Respect life. give life. Death comes soon enough. 6. Be faithful to your spouse. Be faithful to yourself. 7. Take and keep only what is yours. ( you know how stuff can pile up) 8. Tell the truth; even when it hurts. ( It really does work out in the end ) 9. Be satisfied with who you have. That's for both spouses. 10. Be satisfied with what you have. There, thats not so bad! Oh Yeah! They say if you want to make God smile....tell Him your plans. You really want to make God smile?........love one another.... it tickles Him when His kids get along and play well with each other. pax tecum!

turf wars

Well! Well!.......The Yankees were worryed about a jersey buried in their precious stadium. Afraid of some dread curse! BoooooHoooo! Poor little darlins. They can dig all over for a lousy jersey, but good Lord forbid they should have to replace their hallowed turf. The Holy Father, good Pope Benedict must stay off the grass! Like a common trespasser. They don't call them the d........ Yankees for nothin! You just can't make some folks see the light. To have the shepherd walk through their pasture....ahh what a blessing. But, like I say; some folks can't see, or won't see the light. What the hey! Yankees backwards is seek nay. Tonight when on bended knees, you thank the good Lord for the Red Sox; say an Ave for you know who. Pax Tecum

details

The six fingered man said it best- "As long as you've got your health, you've got everything". Health? Ah, the devil's in the details; or is it God's in the bush. Let's face it; we're all gonna die. Health of body or mind is transitory. Health of soul.....that's the thing. Soooo the next time you're out in the woods, or sittin by a bush, think about that. We're all little pac-men. Racing through life gobbling up graces and staying one step ahead of the devil. Take your eyes off the goal and he's gotcha. Gobble all the graces you can and get to the end. Home at last!!! Oh yeah!....if you hear the bush; it's probably a squirrel. Probably. Have a blessed day and remember to pull over for those tailgaters. That's what the young lady in the cast does.

John Paul the Great

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 ..... Sunshine everywhere. Sunlight splashed across the trees and running down the trunks to pour across the ground and enter us when we step upon it. Sunlight! Sunlight to brighten, cheer, illuminate. Think on this today. Remember that brilliant ray of Sonlight that brightened,cheered, and illuminated us for too brief a time. Remember that mirror of grace that so brilliantly reflected God's mercy, and made the Son shine for all of us. Today, sometime today, go out into the sunshine and look up and say thank you Lord for the brief shining moment that was John Paul 2. - may the grace of God warm you and caress you.