Originally posted on Melismatic pauses along the spiritual path: ” This morning as I dressed, a practice from my childhood days flashed into my mind. I think it was Sister Emily who started us on in the fourth grade. We were to prepare a place for Jesus in our hearts. So many masses made a…

Originally posted on DaveOnFilm.co.uk: Synopsis: Recently released from prison, Mark (Bradley Taylor) attempts to reconnect with his daughter and hopes to give her a Christmas to remember. Struggling to find work, he meets Alan (Cary Crankson), his former cell-mate, who encourages him to return to a life of crime. A decision made easier when Caddy…

Originally posted on Chapter 3: November is almost behind us and Christmas is coming! What a strange Christmas it’ll be. In our family, we’re trying to adhere to the CDC’s recommendations, which means no holiday get-togethers. It’s tempting to forgo the Christmas decorating, too. But that seems kind of like sitting in a corner, pouting,…

Originally posted on Be Holy!: https://youtu.be/X_XV2b4Mn2c

Originally posted on To know him: Going deeper with God ministries: No matter what season you are in God is right there! Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 King James Version 3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die;…

Originally posted on The Rising Phoenix Review: The moment everything changed The dusk expandslike lungs pumped with air a car idles in a parking lot,expectant the trees above ushold their breath your jaw, clenchedunsuspecting what if i told younothing lasts forever not the grass, the wind,the water we’re made of not you, not me and…

Originally posted on Considering the Bible: In the past few months I have noticed that there are rumblings – at least in my world – of some internet folks trying to make out the message of Paul to be different that that of Jesus. Never mind the fact that Jesus was dealing with a nation…

Originally posted on Writing about…Writing: How often do you think about the impact your writing has on your readers? Maybe you think more about the impact your writing should have, which is not really the same. Anyways, Aldous Huxley has a very interesting way of describing the impact words can have on readers: Photo by…

Originally posted on SHINE OF A LUCID BEING: Euhemerus’ views were rooted in the deification of men, usually kings, into gods through?apotheosis! In numerous cultures, kings were exalted or venerated into the status of these divine beings and worshipped after their demise, or sometimes even while they ruled.?Dion, the tyrant ruler of?Syracuse, was deified while…

Originally posted on StopAndPrayTV: 1 Peter 1:15, 16 We should be holy because God wants us to be holy. He commands it. He says, “As He which has called you is holy, so be you holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, ‘Be you holy; for I am holy’” (1 Pet. 1:15,…

Originally posted on On God's Payroll: Vulcano – Shutterstock Fr. Michael Rennier?-?published on 11/29/20 It’s a season of waiting but a call to live fully with joy in the present moment. With the arrival of Advent, we’re at the beginning of the end of the calendar year 2020. The prevailing sentiment seems to be?good riddance,?and…

Originally posted on The Catholic Man Reviews: The Catholic Man Reviews is once again returning this Christmas season with the annual 12 Days of Christmas Gifts series, and I (as in Ivy) get to kick off this year’s series.  We are starting probably as Christmassy as it can get: a nativity set (this one was…

Originally posted on Writing about…Writing: How does your mind look like when you try to write something? In which state do you write better? Are you doing anything special to get into that state? The writing mindset is the term I use to describe the state of mind that allows you to write your best.…