Focus on Him: The Feast of Corpus Christi

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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, give us hope. Help us to focus on You!

Thoughts On Just How Little I Know

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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. 

We ARE Seeing the Chaos

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 late diarist, Edward Robb Ellis, and one of his entries and how I see it as, you know, an ordinary Catholic.

Suffering: When Theology and Reality Clash

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I suppose not for the first, or the last, time, I’m thinking about suffering. It’s always been around me, and you, but sometimes, it presses closer to the people you love, which causes pain and a sense of powerlessness, and then to yourself, which can make you forget that suffering is the road to sanctity. It seems counterintuitive, but there it is. I have to hold fast. We have to hold fast. Christ joined us in our suffering to transform it. A paradox that only constant immersion in the faith can reveal and demonstrate. It ain’t easy, is it?

What’s In a Name?

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I have been considering my name, the first name which is from Arabic Lore, and how it might have been a hurdle in my religious evolution but how the balance of my name, middle and Confirmation, have been a force to propel me forward. This is not something I gave much thought to until the last few years. Really it is all speculation. What do you think?