The Danger of a Little Bad Leaven

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The Pharisees and Herod and his followers didn’t have a lot in common. The Pharisees were all about the ritual and the law of religion; those who followed… Continue reading The Danger of a Little Bad Leaven

Enjoy the Little Things

An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. You can enjoy the little things… or long for the big things. You can love what you have… or wish for what you don’t. The choice is yours. This is a hard one for me to write about, because I honestly… Continue reading Enjoy the Little Things

Wednesday’s Woman: Josephine Bakhita

The Basics: Born  about 1869 in Sudan; died February 8, 1947, in Italy; canonized October 1, 2000, by John Paul II; feast day, February 8. Woman religious. The Story: It is a story that begins with love and returns to love after more than a decade of suffering and injustice. It is the story of a little… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Josephine Bakhita

Of Ritual and Worship

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. (Jesus said to the Pharisees and scribes:) “You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition. … You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of… Continue reading Of Ritual and Worship