Dolly Rebecca Parton, January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026 I have regularly explained over the years to both my fellow Tennesseans and those visiting our fair… Read more “Dolly Is Gone. Tennessee Is a Widower.”
Author: thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful
“Who Do You Say That I Am?
Today, August 23, is the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. First Reading: Isaiah 22:19-23 Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace: “I will thrust… Read more ““Who Do You Say That I Am?”
Suicides or Murders? What Is Happening Here?
Some of the victims of death by hanging from a tree, 2025-2026, across the United States Have you heard of this in the news? I had not… Read more “Suicides or Murders? What Is Happening Here?”
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
Today, August 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. Because it falls on a Saturday this year, it is not a holy day of obligation.… Read more “Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary”
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)
St. Maximilian Kolbe has quickly become one of the most popular saints in the Catholic Church. Why? Because of his self-sacrifice for the sake of another. Because… Read more ““Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13)”
Sts Pontian and Hippolytus
Today, August 13, is the Memorial of Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus. I find the story of these two great martyrs of the faith one of the more… Read more “Sts Pontian and Hippolytus”
Legislation Introduced to Protect the Right to Worship
Protesters disrupt worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, January 18, 2026 You may remember that, back on January 18 of this year, a group… Read more “Legislation Introduced to Protect the Right to Worship”
“Tony, Tony, Look Around; Something’s Lost and Must Be Found!”
St. Anthony of Padua, Patron Saint of Lost Objects That little ditty is a popular prayer to St. Anthony of Padua, the thirteenth century patron saint of… Read more ““Tony, Tony, Look Around; Something’s Lost and Must Be Found!””
I Have a Website!
Dear Readers, Greetings in Christ Jesus! I would like to let you know that I have a website that you may visit with information on my retreat… Read more “I Have a Website!”
First Amendment Put on Trial in Minnesota, and the First Amendment Lost
Shiloh Hendrix is a thirty-seven year old woman in Minnesota who took her toddler child to Roy Sutherland playground in Soldier Field Memorial Park in Rochester, MN… Read more “First Amendment Put on Trial in Minnesota, and the First Amendment Lost”
