You’ve heard of those Nigerian e-mails scams right? I’m sure you’ve gotten at least one - I get them all the time. You know, the ones that tell you someone important died and they left millions of dollars and they need your help to get it out of the country and […]

For what it’s worth, I really dislike this new Lenten blog theme I have up — in fact I cringe every time I look at it .
But that’s the point. I’m using this Lent to look at what makes me cringe about myself –and hopefully, come Easter, there will be something lovely in its place.

Here’s mine!

I like it.
Dunno who to tip my hat to though as I am seeing these everywhere now and don’t have a clue who was the first.
Well that was fun . . . oh wait, it’s Lent we aren’t supposed to be having fun.
My bad.

The ‘Marked’ Men and Women of Lent
By: Felix Carroll

Lent, which began Wednesday, is not supposed to be easy.
Right away, with Ash Wednesday, we confront an uncomfortable truth: “Remember, you are dust, and to dust you will return.”
That’s what the priest tells us as he smears the burned residue of palm fronds upon our foreheads. Not […]

Catholic Fire lists this book as “must read” for Lent and I have to agree. This book is top of my list for Lenten reading this year.
His Suffering and Ours by Kathryn Mulderink
“Our suffering is of many kinds – spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, psychological. It may be inflicted on us from outside ourselves, […]

We’re supposed to get 6 inches of snow tomorrow - with sleet and ice! 6 inches is no big deal and could be fun to play in (well not for me, I’ll stay inside with my tea thank you very much) but sleet and ice?? Yuck! I’m with the guy on the radio…why […]