This is my latest column for the East Tennessee Catholic. March 15, 2025 The Church cares for everyone, regardless of their status as legal or illegal By… Read more “Church’s teaching on immigration is clear”
Author: thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful
Second Sunday of Lent, 2025
The Transfiguration First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36 Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying… Read more “Second Sunday of Lent, 2025”
President Calls for Cuts in Wasteful Spending, and the Democrats Love It! Because It’s Obama.
President Obama signing Executive Order cutting government spending A video has been going viral of former President Barack Obama back on November 9, 2011 discussing ways the… Read more “President Calls for Cuts in Wasteful Spending, and the Democrats Love It! Because It’s Obama.”
Court Rules Parents Have No Right to Know About Their Child’s Gender Identity While At School
On February 18, a federal court rejected a mother and father’s claim that their parental rights were infringed upon when their 11-year-old child’s public school refused to… Read more “Court Rules Parents Have No Right to Know About Their Child’s Gender Identity While At School”
Religous Decline In U. S. Has Leveled Off
The Religious Landscape According to the 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study, the decline in religiosity in the United States seems to have slowed, or even leveled off. It… Read more “Religous Decline In U. S. Has Leveled Off”
First Sunday of Lent, 2025
Luke 4:1-13 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted… Read more “First Sunday of Lent, 2025”
Ash Wednesday, 2025
Today, March 5, is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a season of penance in preparation for Easter, when Christians celebrate the Resurrection of… Read more “Ash Wednesday, 2025”
Zelenskyy and Trump
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump One reporter on Washington politics commented that what happened yesterday between Zelenskyy and Trump in the Oval Office was not… Read more “Zelenskyy and Trump”
Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Luke 6:39-45 Jesus told his disciples a parable, “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior… Read more “Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time”
Focus on Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
This is my latest column for the East Tennessee Catholic. Lent is a season of transformation. The Church calls us to focus on three aspects of our… Read more “Focus on Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving”
Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful 