Articles For Heart Mind Soul

Before the American greatness experiment, nations were primarily ruled by Kings, or strongman warrior, dictators with absolute authority.  They were told how to act, what they could and couldn’t do, cowering in submission or thrown to the lions in barbaric sport, somewhat tougher than the NFL.  Only the ruling elites could do no wrong, and so long as one cowardly submitted thoughtlessly to the rules of herd protection, one usually escaped the lion’s den of death to the coliseums cheers.  The ruling elites had ten percent of dedicated subjects collecting taxes, spying for dissident political incorrectness, about the same as Communist dictatorships require today. America’s Founders were the ninety percent oppressed, with thoughts and dreams of their own, seeking to birth a nation offering the worlds humanity a place where the most common of mankind could rise to opulence, under rule of honest law in abundant freedom.  A place based on merits of character, with rights, ...

The organization “Catholics for Biden” might have members who say they are Catholics and who support Biden, but one thing is for sure, Biden might say he is a Catholic but the Democratic platform and his policies are definitely not what the Catholic Church teaches. The Catholic Church teaches that there are non-negotiable issues which must be adhered to by all Catholics and there are other concerns which can best be decided by prudential judgment. The non-negotiable issues are: The dignity and sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death, traditional marriage and family and religious freedom. Other issues like the economy, the environment, education, and energy production; there can be legitimate debate about how best to achieve these goals among believing, faithful, practicing Catholics and the Church permits a wide range of latitude which Catholics can agree or disagree. But there can be no dispute among the firm and foundational basis of the non-negotiable issues....

  Peter and John were firsthand witnesses of Jesus’ resurrection. They saw him with their own eyes. Peter was the first to heal a crippled man, in Jesus’ name.  Acts 3:6 Everyone that was there were witnesses as well.  The apostles were the first witnesses and through their preaching, teaching and proclaiming the word of God other people became Christians and so it has been from one generation to the next. Today the role has been passed on to us! God has called me and you to be his witnesses by the way we live and have an encounter with him; as we celebrate the Risen Lord. He also calls us to share our faith openly to others on the historical events that happened a long time ago, because of the Risen Jesus alive and present today. We can testify of his love for humanity. You don’t have to stand in front of a crowd or preach as Peter did, but God gives us an opportunity to share creatively and tactfully how Jesus has changed us and is living and working...

 

Inspired by the Nursery Rhyme Baa, Baa, Black Sheep   Baa Baa Black Sheep Have you any wool Yes sir, yes sir Three bags full One for the master and One for the dame And one for the little boy That lives down the lane   This Nursery Rhyme Will soon be canceled Because it will be deemed racist To refer to blacks as sheep And animal rights advocates State that it is speciesism  To sheer sheep to make wool For our winter clothing And then there’s the white supremacist Reference of the master And the misogynistic name of dame And the word boy is insulting To those who are transgender A once simple nursery rhyme Who would have thought it so offensive No one except for the very “woke” crowd Who gave us our very own “cancel culture”   Baa, baa, woke sheep You are such a fool   Yes I am, yes I am Whatever you so truthfully say   You are the master I am the slave   All I want is ri...