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Posted in December 6th, 2011
The Feast of St. Nicholas is one of our kids favorite days! Here is a picture of the treats that will be waiting for them in the morning (bright and early, I'm sure!)... I also found this great story of St. Nicholas for young children! My oldest son picked St. Nicholas as his confirmation name [...]
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Posted in December 2nd, 2011
Father Robert Barron of Wordonfire.org talks about some of the changes in the New Translation of the Roman Missal. I could listen to him all day!
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Posted in November 29th, 2011
After weeks of learning about the New Translation and the changes in the Mass I was able to experience it for the first time on Monday night and I liked it. Our parish youth choir has been practicing (as we all have) and it really sounded great. After months of learning about the new English [...]
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Posted in November 23rd, 2011
Just want to take a second and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. One of my favorite phrases in Latin is Deo Gratias which translates to "Thanks be to God" in English. So Deo Gratias for my family and friends as well as all the blessings and grace He has given me. God bless you and [...]
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Posted in November 15th, 2011
Last year marked the first time in over 20 years I went deer hunting. It was my nephews first year of hunting and one of them needed an adult to sit with them. It was alot of fun. We saw a few deer, but none we could shoot at. This year, I decided to take [...]
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Posted in November 14th, 2011
October 11, 2012 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. Michael Voris, of RealCatholicTV shares some of his thoughts and experiences growing up with some of the changes.
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Posted in November 4th, 2011
Here's what is happening on the Good Saints Twitter Account - twitter.com/goodsaints... Young people and gay marriage - article by Christopher Stefanick http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/column.php?n=1909 The Challenges of Modern Fatherhood - article by Randy Hain http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2011/11/hain-the-challenges-of-modern-fatherhood/ Locations and Schedule of First Friday Devotions for November 4, 2011 (Note: missed the morning masses, but some evening masses do [...]
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Posted in November 3rd, 2011
A while back I started moving the blog comments over to some online software called Disqus. I have finally finished the installation. This move will enable me as blog owner to better moderate comments and encourage lively debates. It will also give you the option to create an account and be able to edit your [...]
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Posted in October 20th, 2011
Today is my 10th wedding anniversary and I'm very thankful to God for my beautiful wife Mary. Our Wedding at St. Mary of the Assumption in Lake Leelanau, Michigan When I started thinking back to the many different milestones and adventures along the way, I couldn't believe it. It seemed impossible that everything happened in [...]
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Posted in October 19th, 2011
Here's what is happening on the Good Saints Twitter Account - twitter.com/goodsaints... Year of Faith! http://www.zenit.org/article-33679?l=english#.Tp3MNw1NGpk.facebook US Catholic promotes reception of Protestant “communion”? Fr Z really rants. http://wdtprs.com/blog/2011/10/us-catholic-promotes-reception-of-protestant-communion-fr-z-really-rants/ Father battling cancer sees his 14 children as ‘incredible gift’ http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/father-battling-cancer-sees-his-14-children-as-incredible-gift The 5 most pathetic words: "I am a pro-choice Catholic" ---> http://patrickmadrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The-Five-Most-Pathetic-Words.pdf St. Luke, Pray for [...]
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