67°F rainy ENE4mph SR0449CST SS1929CST
Morning Offering given
Village wet
Coffee ok
Great time at the Houlihan Reunion yesterday in Pinicon Ridge Park. Very nice gathering spot. Good to catch up with everyone, dismally losing at Shit on Your Neighbor, and in general good food… Tom’s cinnamon rolls were to die for. Promised to dig out all the fam history I have and make copies.
In the Catholic Tradition… Conquering Temptation… 1 Cor 10:13 “Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.” If you are discouraged by you frequent falls into sin ask god for help, he knows our weaknesses. Ps102:14″ “For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust: ” Do not resign yourself to the slavery of sin, there is a way out, God is good and merciful he will help you. Satan loves to trick us into believing we are so sinful nothing can help us. Jesus tells us to watch and pray so that we do not fall into temptation (Mat 26:41) St Jerome advises us to “slay the enemy while it is small” St Francis de Sales tells us to “fly into the arms of Jesus and Mary as soon as we spy the wolf”. As long as the temptation lasts we should persevere in prayer. Without prayer it is impossible to overcome temptation.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 