Category Archives: Catholic

Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I hope you enjoy the pictures I’ve taken over the years of my church and its beautiful grounds. These are of Our Lady of the Lake in Mandeville, Louisiana.

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Reflection on the first reading from Mass this morning…

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Acts 1:  15-17, 20-26 I just wanted to share something I learned in mass this morning.  In the first reading from Acts, Matthias was chosen as a replacement for Judas.  I noticed that the priest was wearing red today, signifying … Continue reading →

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Reflection on Today’s Gospel, Sunday, April 29th

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Gospel John 10:11-18 Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and … Continue reading →

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Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville, AL

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

  I hope you enjoy these pictures of (Mother Angelica’s) Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama.  I did not take the pictures of the interior of the church, as picture taking in the church is not permitted.  … Continue reading →

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Find Some Time to Get Away ( with Jesus) Today

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I have had the great privilege of attending some outstanding liturgies this week – the holiest week of our Church year.  On Monday, there was a Lenten mass at our school  to begin this special week.  It was hosted by … Continue reading →

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Have You Or Anyone You Know Been Abused?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

If your answer to this question is, “Yes,” then please consider my book, “Hope for Healing From the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse.”  It is a “survivor to survivor” guide written from a fully Christian perspective. In it, I tell … Continue reading →

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Not Just Bread – It’s Jesus!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

I was talking with someone the other night – a  good man who struggles with the teaching of transubstantiation – that the bread and wine at mass actually become the body and blood of Christ. I kept quiet and listened, … Continue reading →

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Hope For Healing

Posted on February 16, 2012 by
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Two Topics to Discuss with Your Teen Daughters

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Here are two articles that could be excellent springboards for discussion with your teens – particularly teen girls.  The first is about a model who stopped modeling lingerie for Victoria Secret because it didn’t “mesh with her Christian values.”  The … Continue reading →

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Special Feast Day

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Today is the magnificent feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.  We celebrate and remember when, back in 1858, Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, a French peasant girl in a grotto in Lourdes, France.  It was there in the grotto that … Continue reading →

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