49°F clear WNW13mph SR0501CST SS1915CST

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Made it home safe and sound. Everyone delivered, car unloaded and put away

Good Night

Know you are prayed for.

57°F clear NNW8mph SR0540EST SS1951EST

Morning Offering given

Hastings, MI quiet

Coffee passable

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS to my friend SS. Hope your day is awesome. Congrats to E&E and M&M on their nuptials.

So Walz is the pick for VP? Really? I mean look at how ineffective he was in MPLS during the riots. Is the entire USA going to look like this?
https://www.thefallofminneapolis.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEhYZhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaizpM1-1QKkpQFPDXaS0k9FBqRgolyrcRmRyexiDVirs7Zm-QF6OqwVtw_aem_0QNB2Oe-KQ9QmVpXcejf6A
So we have a Pres. candidate who won’t go to the border; frankly nonexistent her entire term as VP and she chose someone for her VP who is ineffective and not transparent. I think not… and this doesn’t even take into account their stance on baby killing
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tim-walz-has-protected-abortion-rights-in-minnesota-and-spoken-up-about-his-familys-ivf-journey/ar-AA1om364?ocid=BingNewsSerp
or their stance on elderly killing.
https://www.mccl.org/assisted-suicide-in-minnesota
Ugg, no thanks.

Today in the Catholic Tradition we look at St Dominic of Guzman, The Luminus Mysteries are said, and we discuss more on Almsgiving by looking at the question Christ asked in Matthew 25:31-46? Did you feed & clothe the poor? Your eternal glory depends on it.

Time to get a move on if I’m going to accomplish a few things this morning.

Know you are prayed for.

57°F clear ENE12mph SR0539EST SS1953EST

Morning Offering given

Hastings is busy and traffic noisy

Coffee, doable

1st Wednesday… Let us remember St Joseph today with the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. Some also remember Our Lady of Perpetual Help

In the Catholic Tradition let us remember the Poor and Almsgiving. Until the end of the world there will always be the weak and the poor whom we are responsible for. It is not useless nor degrading to do these things. It allows us to give without expecting in return and to do so humbly without grandiosity. It allows them to receive with humility and without the fear of having to pay something back. Both the giver and the receiver learn how to be humble and appreciative.

Slept decent and for almost 10 hrs. I needed it. Thankfully it happened. Will have a few things to pick up and drop off for tomorrow’s wedding other wise the day is mine to explore an area I’ve never ventured to before.

Know you are prayed for.

69°F overcast NE12mph SR0538EST SS1954EST

Morning Offering given on the run

Village was silent and dark at 0100

816 miles later I am ensconced in the motel at Hasting MI. Clean but worn. It won’t matter what the bed feels like tonight I’m exhausted. Everyone is delivered and now I wait. Will head home Thurs night about 2200

Know you are prayed for

69°F raining E10mph SR0457CST SS1920CST

Morning Offering given

Village waking and wet

Coffee exceptional

The weekend… visiting with old friends… am glad to be home… we are very fortunate to be healthy and mobile… for this I give thanks. My thanks to those who put up with me.

Allergies have kicked in… stuffy nose, watery eyes, oh the joys of post-nasal drip.

Let’s talk about Jesus. Is he a close personal friend of yours? Have you spoken to him lately about your life? Have you been reading about him and his life? The Bible is a great book to do that with.

In the Catholic Tradition let’s talk about Sacred Images. For those who are confronted by the no graven image group Ex 20:4-5… this scripture speaks to false gods/idols, not the real God and his saints. Ex 25:18, Num 21:8 Ps 113:16, Council of Trent, Session 25, and the historian Eusebius talk about adorned symbols and veneration images indicating the presence of God. From the beginning they wore halos, thus they were venerated and you knew of God. This is not a novelty invented by the Catholic church. We must remember not to be excessive in our homage our preference should always be Christ/God/Holy Spirit first.

Know you are prayed for.

The priest left the alter as the table was being prepared to hand out children’s bulletins.  Then instead of using the liturgy book he pulls out a book he calls the kiddie liturgy and proceeds to consecrate.

Appalled

Scandalized

The man says the homily “H.A.L.T.”came straight out of the AA Book Book

No more church in Cascade IA for me.

68°F SSW8mph SR0500CST SS1919CST

Morning Offering given

Cascade is peaceful

No coffee

Very nice memorial service yesterday for our friend Larry (bestman at our wedding in ’74) Another of our groomsmen was present as well along with his brother, and a couple of old high school friends. It was good to see them.

Today the Hogan reunion.

Know you are prayed for.

65⁰F  NNW4mph. SR0454CST. SS1923CST

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

The sky is filled with stars this morning. The coolness of the front porch is welcoming. The hanging plants welcomed the water given to them. A car passes by as the driver makes his way to work.  The street light at the corner of the front yard is out, casting everything into darkness. Hope they never replace it.  The humm of AC units is present. As is the boom of bass from the radio unit of a passing car.  One could almost talk themselves into believing all is well with the world.  Yet a feeling of insidious darkness prevails.

The Olympics’ disgusting open blatantly mocking of the Last Supper, the Vatican’s war on traditional priests and the Latin mass, the decimation of traditional families, the corruption of morals,  and the decline of work ethics are but a few things pointing to the evils lurking in the background.

Know you are prayed for.

65°F NNW8mph SR0453CST SS1924CST

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee good

My day to pray for the Cmom community

Looks like another warm one for us today

1 copy job to do

Need to gather my box of items that go to Iowa sometime today. The house needs attention as well.

In the Catholic Tradition… How to remain in the presence of God… Scripture Jer 23:24, 1 Cor 3:16, 2 Cor 6:16. Develop a way to have constant and effective awareness of the presence of God. Develop a lively faith life with frequent prayer and recognition of God in the moments of your day. Contemplate God and His presence in your life. Seek him out.

Know you are prayed for.