Today the Bridegroom Claims His Bride!

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I’ve mentioned here before that Christmas is a celebration of the Bridegroom coming for His bride. Love, love, love, the antiphon for today’s Canticle of Zechariah in Morning Prayer: Today the Bridegroom claims his bride, the Church, since Christ has washed her sins away in Jordan’s waters; the Magi hasten with their gifts to the royal wedding; and the wedding … Read More

A Thanksgiving Marathon – Please Help!

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I have written a few times here about the wonderful work that the Comunita Cenacolo is doing to not just get people off drugs, but helping them find true peace and freedom that comes only from a life in Christ. It’s such a great organization doing amazing things for people lost in the darkness of addiction. On Facebook recently I … Read More

Appeal Process Moving Forward for Federal Stem Cell Funding Suit

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In 2009 two researchers filed a lawsuit claiming that new National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines easing restrictions on human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research are a violation the Dicky-Wicker Amendment, a budgetary amendment prohibiting federal tax dollars from being used to create or destroy human embryos for scientific research. In August 2010, district court judge Royce Lamberth agreed and … Read More

Bliss

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It’s a rare warm, sunny day here in Perdido Key, FL and I’ve been sitting outside listening to the crashing waves and enjoying this gorgeous view as I work on my MacBook: And I’m being surprisingly productive! I could really get used to this. Anyone care to donate to the Reflections of a Paralytic beach house fund??

Hahaha! Silly Mayans…But, Seriously. Are You Preparing?

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Now that 2012 is finally upon us, the whole Mayan Calendar thing is being mocked like never before. A few examples that I’ve seen quite a bit on Facebook this past week: It’s funny. I get it. And I certainly agree that no exact-date end of the world “prophecy” should be taken seriously. But all jokes aside, the fact is … Read More

Mary in Adoration

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I’ve found this lovely little “nativity scene” about a week ago during a Google image search and I’ve been contemplating it ever since. At first glance, this is just a picture of Our Lady looking lovingly at her newborn son as any mother would. But then consider the fact that Mary is not just any mother. She is the Mother…of … Read More