Sunday, October 25, 2009

Copied from another blog.

The Simpsons

Homer: Oh, everything's too damned expensive these days. Like this Bible. It cost 15 bucks! And talk about a preachy book! Everybody's a sinner! Except this guy.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Bible and Catechism in one year.

I am going to try to read the Holy Scriptures and the Catechism in one year. The Journey Home network has an excellent leaflet that is a good help, it is a daily check list of daily readings. The Catechism is an excellent reference. I think everyone should have a copy. It is worth spending time in daily study.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Resisting Temptation

I wish I was able to resist temptation better than I do at this time. I usually fall when I become overconfident and or prideful. I have a copy of the Rule of St. Benedict and a copy of The Jerusalem Community Rule of Life tucked into my bible cover. I need to read them more often, especially the sections on Humility. All I know to do when I fail to resist temptation, is to pray, pray, and then pray. I try to think back and remember when I entered into the occasion of sin, so that I will be able to try to avoid it, during my next bout with temptation. One thing I am certain of, is that my sinful behavior is my own problem, I can not transfer it, or blame someone else for it. My sinful behavior is usually caused by my selfishness and immaturity. I own it, no way to sugar coat it.

Pray for me.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Vow of Silence

I need to learn to curb my tongue. Not having control of my tongue gets me in all kinds of trouble. There is a chapter in "The Jerusalem Community Rule of Life" about Silence, I need to study it in depth and apply it to my life.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Labor Day Weekend 2009

This has been the best birthday, I have ever enjoyed. Friday night we went into Mt. Pleasant. We ate supper at the Dynasty Buffet, it was as good, it usually is. Later we went to the high school and watched the Tigers play the Leopards. It was a good game. The Band, the Cheer Squad, the Tiger Dolls, and the Drill Team all did an excellent job.
Saturday my Uncle came up from Dallas, we met him and his wife in Texarkana at IHOP for breakfast. IHOP understands food. Later we went to Central Mall and looked around for a while. While my wife was having her haircut, I went looking for the bookstore. Either the bookstore was gone or I simply couldn't find it. Later on we drove over to Books-A-Million, while my wife was grading papers, I read a book on my BeBook ebook reader, and shopped for at books. I found a sci-fi book in the $3.00 pile and a new paperback by S.M. Stirling, "The Scourge of God". It is one of the books in his "Dies the Fire" series. I have been reading his books. I think he is an excellent writer. In the future I hope to find some of the books in his "Island in the Sea of Time" series. We spent a good 5 or 6 hours there. Then we went over to the Asian Buffet which is near Sam's. To me it is the best resturant in Texarkana.
This Sunday my wife made sausage and bisquits for Cowboy Church. After church we went to El Inca in New Boston, ate lunch, and then went to Wal-Mart for our weekly groceries. My wife is good company, she is the main ingredient in the quality of my life. She has made this my best birthday ever. I thank God for her presence in my life constantly.
Instead of New Year's Resolutions, I made new resolutions on the first of the month. Here are a few of my resolutions.
1. Read and study the Bible.
2. Read and study the CCC.
3. Pray constantly: during the week I pray the Rosary on the way to work. I hope to start praying the Liturgy of the Hours on a daily basis. My subscription to ebreviary.com and my birthday present of a BeBook, with make this a reality. Now I need to actually pray the LOTH, no excuses now.
4. Take custody of my senses: to use none of them in a sinful way.
5. Control my temper and my tongue.
6. I hope to not read as much seculat things and have the bulk of my reading to be holy things that are profitable for my salvation and according to the will of God.

Pray for me.

Peace

Marquis

Saturday, August 1, 2009

New Month Resolutions

On the first of the month I like to make new resolutions: here they are in no particular order.

1. Pray the Liturgy of the Hours on a regular basis.
2. To eat right.
3. To control my tongue.
4. To control my temper.
5. Read the Bible daily.
6. Read the Catechism daily.
7. Somehow learn Lectio Divina and practice it.
8. Surrender all to God. I can't do it by myself.
9. To put away my foolish pride and try to develop humility.

If by some miracle of God, I am able to accomplish one of these resolutions, I will be a better person.

So as it is written, so let it be done.

Peace

Marquis

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Rain in July

It rained here in Northeast Texas, I wonder if the old wise tale will be true and we will get two weeks of rain this month.

For my birthday, I am to get a e-book reader. I chose the Bebook reader. If my scheme works, I will be able to download the Liturgy of the Hours from Ebreviary.com and load it onto my ebook reader, thus eliminating my never ending confusion about the proper way to pray the LOTH. I wonder why I didn't think of it earlier.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Stations of the Cross

Good Friday, St. Michael's Church at Mount Pleasant, Texas had a living Stations of the Cross. It was in Spanish, which I don't speak. It was awesome, I was moved by the presentation.


I hope St. Michael's does this every year from now on.

Peace

Marquis





Monday, March 23, 2009

Virginia is for Tow Trucks

There is an organized scam in Virginia. Tow truck drivers, the police, and apartment managers are all involved. In Virginia, on the Coast in Newport News, Virginia Beach, and other places, if you park in an apartment complex, if you are visiting a friend, and park in guest parking, your car will be towed. I would suggest that if you do have to park in one of these places in Virginia, that you not leave your car unattended or one of these legal thieves will steal your car. This is an organized scam and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. Even if a practice is legal, that does not make it ethical or moral. One thing I can do is to boycott any town that allows this practice. I can buy nothing from these towns, nor will I recommend that anyone visit them. So I suggest that if you are thinking about going to Virginia on vacation, pass. Go somewhere else. There are plenty of honest places to enjoy. Do not visit or stay in such a place like Virginia that supports oppressors.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Uncertain

I am in a spiritual desert. I have absolutely no spiritual growth, and I have no idea how to proceed. I am totally clueless. If I were a holy person, I would think I was in the Dark Night of the Soul, but that is not the case. All I know to do is to pray the Rosary. Tomorrow I will try to start the Liturgy of the Hours.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Sin In My Life










I have a firm grasp of the obvious.
The following comments are obvious to all.
Sin is personal.
Sin is evil.
When I sin I separate myself from God.
When I sin, it is like dropping a pebble in a puddle.
It causes ripples.
My sin affects those in my life.
My sinful deeds can potentially hurt others.
It can hurt those most who are nearest and dearest to me.
Should I need another reason to not sin?
When I sin, I confess to God, and God forgives me.
Even though God has forgiven me, God's justice requires Temporal Punishment due to sin.
I will suffer in this life for my sin, even though God loves me and forgives me.
A mature person should avoid sin and occasions of sin.
No one is perfect, when I fall in my struggle against sin, I get up, dust myself off, and continue my walk with God.