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

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.

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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

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.

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.

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.