Monday, April 20, 2020 – We are at a precarious tipping point in America. A handful of agencies are talking 2 or 3 YEARS (!?!?!) of this. Some Governors are starting to (rightly) consider the long-term ramifications of putting literally everything on hold for ONE thing. The news has gone bonkers with “less than accurate” Read More
Month: April 2020
Day 34 – A Sunday by Any Other Name…
Sunday, April 19, 2020 – One of the most celebrated days in the Catholic calendar is Divine Mercy Sunday. Seriously, people go nuts for today. What a lot of people do not know is that today has a myriad of names! Today I want to talk about all the names for, well, today. And I Read More
Day 33 – People with Bad Hygiene are Panicked Over my Clean Non-Panic
Saturday, April 1, 2020 – Recently, I have been shouted at several times by friends, family, and complete strangers. Just the other day an acquaintance screamed bloody murder at me for “not taking this seriously.” Apparently, they take issue with my non-panic. Indeed, I was yelled at for: going to a park to walk away Read More
Day 32 – Party Like it is the Sixth Day of Easter!
Friday, April 17, 2020 – As Catholics, we celebrate Easter for a season, but we also have eight days of solemnity: Easter Sunday through Divine Mercy Sunday (the Second Sunday of Easter). “The first eight days of Easter Time constitute the Octave of Easter and are celebrated as Solemnities of the Lord.” (GNLY, 24) Since Read More
Day 31 – Speaking of the Sacrament of Penance…
Thursday, April 16, 2020 – It has been a month since this all started (in Virginia, anyway). I keep hoping that this will all end soon, but…alas…sigh. There was a glimmer of hope yesterday. The Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico lifted the diocesan ban on public Masses. Unfortunately, it looks like some logistics still Read More
Day 30 – A Random Advent Story for the Octave of Easter
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – Andrew and I are putting in a small vegetable garden. We are neither handy or outdoorsy, but that is a post and (maybe) a series of videos for another time. Anyhow, while building our raised bed, a nice lady came walking past our property. She was thrilled we were out Read More
Day 29 – More Bad Catholic Puns and Jokes
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 – I know, I know. I have a problem. I just can’t help myself. The jokes just keep popping up. Again, “I have too much time on my hands and the humor level of a 5-year-old reading Laffy Taffy wrappers.” #StillSorryNotSorry Why did the sponge go to Church?…Because it was holy. Read More
Day 28 – Best Monday Ever in the History of Always
Monday, April 13, 2020 – I cannot imagine what that first Easter Monday was like for the Apostles and His disciples, but it must have been amazing and totally terrifying. The darkness they experienced suddenly gone with the knowledge that Christ rose from the dead just as promised. Mary Magdalen and the other Mary ran Read More
Day 27 – EASTER!
Sunday, April 12, 2020 – Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia! He has risen as he said, alleluia! This is totally not a normal Easter, but nobody can take our Lord or our faith from us. We can hope in Him and know deep in our hearts that He has risen. He comes to save us from Read More
Day 26 – Ka-pow! Hi-yah! and The Harrowing of Hell
Saturday, April 11, 2020 – What did Christ DO on Holy Saturday? Today is a quiet day for most of us. It is that seemingly odd 24-ish hours between the Crucifixion and the Easter Vigil. I really wish there were more homilies on what happened Holy Saturday. It’s actually quite cool. The Catechism of the Read More
