Author Archives: djinnfromthebronx

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vbycx-145817d Always I am in search of a guide. Of course, there isn’t just one. Fulton Sheen. Faustina. Teresas of Avila and the Little Flower. And now I add another model of faith, Bruno Lanteri. His way is, “doable” indeed. 

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-d6qhg-1450425 We all handle the reality of existence; we have no choice, except in how we interpret why things are the way they are. Some say there is no God and try to create a meaning. Others believe strongly in God and objective reality, though marred by sin and redeemed by the Act of JesusContinue reading “Contradictions”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7kvrx-1448130 Amid the dilution of the faith, it is of great solace to hear a priest from Nigeria remind us of the blessings we have and the struggles in his home country. His homily to raise funds to assist Nigerian Catholics was also a bit of a wake up call for us.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gmchs-143f506 Last week, a working document was published apropos the Synod on Synodality.  When asked about a section related to those who feel unwelcome, the divorced and civilly remarried, the polygamous and the gay community, someone asked Cardinal Hollerich about how these concerns played into the teachings of the Church. I was listening to anotherContinue reading “Whither Goes the Synod: Will Somebody Help Me?”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-29cxh-1436ec0 Things come to mind during the week. Three of them this time. Thoughts about the Sacred Heart and how we receive the Eucharist. Thoughts about Hell. Thoughts about my lack of radical trust. 

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vq74m-142e858 We are living in deeply troubling times. While it might be no worse than say in the time of Pope Urban IV, where relativism reigned, there was moral corruption and a lack of faith, sometimes it feels so. Thank God we are reviving Eucharistic Adoration as part of the Eucharistic Revival. Oh, Lord, giveContinue reading “Focus on Him: The Feast of Corpus Christi”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dswui-1425112 How a bad mood got me thinking about what it will take to open our Catholic Hearts to a true recognition of the indispensability of the Sacraments, especially of the Eucharist. 

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5hfu8-141c4c2 I have begun to immerse myself in the riches of the Catholic Faith and her teachings. And the journey (the Journey of the Hero of a Thousand Faces) has revealed to me the dearth of knowledge I have had, despite calling myself a life long Catholic. Thoughts on that on Ordinary Old Catholic Me. 

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7aba8-141433c So many of the episodes of this podcast are inspired by things that I observe and read in the course of my week. I find myself responding audibly without anyone else being present, and then I remember:  I can talk about this on the podcast! And so here I am talking about a lateContinue reading “We ARE Seeing the Chaos”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nij5w-1409b19 A good friend is no longer with us and I just need to talk about it in Ordinary Old Catholic Me.