Last July I was assisting with an event at my church, when a friend mentioned in passing that she had heard it was easy for demons to possess people. I knew this of course, but I listened to what she had to say. People become possessed through little ways and they don’t even have to…
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Being a Good Steward on Social Media
Last month, I was approached by a publishing company’s acquisitions editor to write a book for them. This requires a marketing campaign; which in turn requires a social media presence. However, this is very tricky because you have to be extremely careful about what you share and really focus on being a good steward on…
The Responsibilities of Being a Catholic Author
I’ve written several books and published them. I truly enjoy writing. All my books are meant to serve and help others but they are secular in nature. Becoming a “Catholic” author has been intimidating because I am held to a much higher standard. Actually, as an educator, God says that teachers are judged more strictly. “Let…
Satan Despises Latin – Part II
In my last post, I ended with my opinion that if the Catholic Church returned to kneeling to receive the Eucharist, more people would come to believe in the Real Presence. I have heard that people haven’t always kneeled to receive the Eucharist. Fair enough…but there also wasn’t this crisis where people didn’t believe what…
Satan Despises Latin – Part I
I’ve heard this phrase many times. It’s one of the reasons people give to me to learn Latin and to pray in Latin. Exorcists seem to say this as well. Learning the prayers in Latin isn’t really that hard, but learning actual Latin can be much more difficult. I have pondered why I truly attend…
Idolatry Today
I just completed four years of Biblical School and received a Certificate in Biblical Studies. I never imagined I would read the entire Bible AND be able to understand it. While there is so much more to learn, I am grateful for what I know now. My eyes have been opened. We’re in the final…
Traditional Latin Mass – Part Five
I’m returning to my Traditional Latin Mass series. In my last post, I stated I succumbed to the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass). That’s not really a nice way to say we left our parish and moved to another parish. I had a friend over and we talked extensively about why those who attend the New…
Finding a Church Home – Part Four
Prior to the pandemic, attending another church was easy. You just walked in but now many required sign-ups to go. Some super private as if you needed to be on an exclusive list. Even Easter Masses were not shared with the general public in order to push out the “C&E” Catholics (those that attend only…
What Church Do I Belong To? – Part Three
Our Traditional Latin Mass journey began in Part One with the heavy grief we were carrying from our parish. We had to officially close the doors to our parish when I emailed the religious education teacher telling her we were removing our son from his sacramental preparation classes there. He was mid-year already and he…
IVF and Infertility – One Catholic’s Thoughts
Most people don’t know my procreative history. Many just assume we contracepted after having our first and then as our marriage progressed, pulled the pill or condom (figuratively speaking) and decided to have more children later in life. First, it’s really know one’s business but I do get the random looks and “judgment,” when I…