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Inconceivable!” On
Tuesday this week when I went to noon Mass at the Pastoral Center, Fr. Wayne
Ball gave a great homily beginning with a quote from his favorite movie, The
Princess Bride: “I do not think that means what you think it means.”
Fr. Wayne Ball
spoke about how the Scripture readings for that day weren’t interpreted or
meant the way people thought they were at that time. The Lord wasn’t saying that the earthly
cities and kingdom mentioned would remain untouched, always protected, and out
of the enemy’s reach forever; He was saying that the Kingdom of Heaven would
never be destroyed.
Fr. Ball was
quite amused when I came up to him after Mass and exclaimed: “Inconceivable!”
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Religious Freedom Again,
the quote: “I do not think that means what you think it means” from The Princess
Bride fits perfectly. For
centuries, religious freedom has been one of the most important liberties
protected by our constitution. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has provided a number of clear
reasons why and explanations of how Obamacare policies and provisions infringe upon
one of our most important liberties. I
invite any who are serious about protecting religious freedom for all to check out these articles and this information.
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Health and Human Services are best governed by God and those who
intend to protect the health and respect the dignity of human life from the
moment of conception to natural death.
Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the
following statement:
“This is indeed a sad day for the
people of this once great nation where liberty has always been equated with freedom
of religion, freedom from oppression, and freedom of speech. The government's
draconian healthcare law denies so many rights that the true result is yet
unknown, but surely liberty has been trounced in unbelievable fashion.
Let us pray for our nation. We must
remember in these dark days that, while we are proud to be Americans, our
primary loyalty is to God, not man and surely not the government. Civil
disobedience appears to be one of the few options we have, and we say bring it.”
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Calling Catholic Men! Another
opportunity for Christ-like transformation is fast approaching. The next Cursillo Men’s Weekend in our area
will be held, July 26-29, 2012, at Church of the Sacred Heart in Petersburg,
Virginia. The team members who have been
in formation for several months are making their overnight retreat tonight
(June 29, 2012), and would appreciate your added prayer cover. For more information or to register for this
very moving “short course in Christianity,” check out the national websitehere. To register for the July Men’s
weekend in Petersburg, Virignia, contact Pre-Cursillo coordinators: Mike and
Jane Walsh at Precursillo09@yahoo.com
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Why I’m back to reading YA novels As I’ve mentioned previously, I have a YA manuscript I’ve
been working on for a number of years, and I’ve gotten the nudge to get back to
it recently. Because in order to write
well you need to read well-written books in that genre, I’ve found myself back
in the teen section of the library. This
means I’m reading YA novels in addition to a number of nonfiction works that I
will be writing book reviews on for my blog.
Delving back into the teen scene via YA novels has already given me some
exceptional ideas for how to take my manuscript to the next level while at the
same time reminding me how morally depraved many popular works of fiction are these
days.
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Vocation Discernment Yes,
I realize I’ve mentioned this often lately, but that’s because it’s been on my
mind and heart frequently: please pray for Kevin and me and all who are
discerning what major steps to take in their lives. Lord, please help us to be open to Your Will,
to set time aside to listen for Your still small voice guiding us to the
Truth. Keep us focused on You, above everyone
and everything else, so that we may say, do, and become better vessels for Your
love, healing, Truth, joy, hope, peace, compassion, and gentleness. Amen.
Head over to Conversion Diary, to read
Jen Fulwiler's wonderful tradition of 7 Quick Takes Friday.
