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Month: March 2017

  • Temptations are EVERYWHERE!

    Temptations are EVERYWHERE!

    Two of the things I gave up for Lent were watching television and eating desserts. Today is the third day of Lent – just the third day. Yesterday, I ate lunch at my new favorite Indian restaurant.  I had forgotten that the lunch special comes with dessert, and didn’t think…

  • Chains

    Chains

    Last night, at the Ash Wednesday service, we sang the old hymn, Amazing Grace.  Amazing Grace was written by the Anglican Clergyman, John Newton, in 1779.  Since that time, it has become one of the best known and most beloved hymns of all time. A less known fact is that…

  • Dust

    Dust

    I have a thing for skulls.  I suspect most people assume it’s a biker thing.  Well, that’s kind of true.  I like pirates too.  But, it’s actually spiritual. Centuries ago, Catholic monasteries had skull rooms, in which the skulls of deceased monks were kept.  From time to time, a monk might…