Tag Archives: Saints

For All the Saints: Catherine of Siena

Posted on April 29, 2016 by frankweathers

Fearless. Bold. Doctor of the Church. Poet. Mystic. Stigmatic. Correspondent of Popes and Royalty. Correspondent to the Faithful. Action-oriented contemplative. Saint Catherine of Siena was all these and more.

Posted in Culture, Living, Prayer, Working | Tagged Catherine of Siena, Fortitude, Mystics, Saints, Women | 1 Comment

Because St. Barbara is the Patron Saint of Artillery

Posted on December 4, 2015 by frankweathers

It is the Feast of St. Barbara! As a former member of November Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines, let me tell you something: this is a feast day celebrated throughout the entire US Armed Forces in the Artillery Community. Knowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Living, Prayer, Working | Tagged Artillery, Feast Days, Personal history, Prayer, Saints, St. Barbara, US Marine Corps | 4 Comments

For Augustine’s Thoughts On Truth, And How They Relate To Present Controversies

Posted on November 1, 2015 by frankweathers

What follows is from one paragraph of St. Augustine’s Confessions . I was just reading these thoughts this morning, having just made it into Book X of the good Doctor’s well known, but never read by me, memoir. I share them … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Living | Tagged 2015 Synod on the Family, Bishop Robert Barron, Books, Clarity, Faith, In the News, Meditations, Other Blogs, Ross Douthat, Saints, Scriptures, Sr. Maria Boulding, Truth | Leave a comment

For These Thoughts Of Anthony The Great (A Few Words For Wednesday)

Posted on October 28, 2015 by frankweathers

From Sr. Benedicta Ward’s The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, here are four sayings attributed to St. Anthony the Great.

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Because The Church Is Our Pillar Of Fire

Posted on August 13, 2015 by frankweathers

For Christmas, we were given one of those little inspirational calendars. You know the kind. Every day you flip a page over and meet a new quote to great the day with. The person who bought ours got it from … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Living, Prayer | Tagged Clarity, Faith, Graces, Meditations, Miracles, Saints, Scriptures | Comments Off

The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)

Posted on July 15, 2015 by frankweathers

While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up for me at our public library’s used book sale. Edited by a Fr. Raphael H. Gross, of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, the somewhat … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Living | Tagged Authors, Blessed John Henry Newman, Books, Clarity, Fathers, Gentlemen, Men, Saints, Virtues | Comments Off

Confused About The HHS Mandate And Bullying The Little Sisters Of The Poor?

Posted on July 14, 2015 by frankweathers

Join the club.Evidently there isn’t enough important stuff happening in the world these days, so the Obama Administration plays a game of chicken with the Little Sisters of the Poor. Go figure. Perhaps doing so makes the Administration feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Prayer, Working | Tagged HHS Mandate, Jeanne Jugan, Lawsuits, Little Sisters of the Poor, Saints, Wall Street Journal | Comments Off

The #1 Reason the Catholic Church Won’t Support Same-Sex Marriage…

Posted on June 29, 2015 by frankweathers

It’s quite simple, actually. Oh, you won’t see the reason talked about by folks using rational thinking towards an irrational people.

Posted in Culture, Living, Working | Tagged Cardinal Newman, Hell, Pascal, Pope Francis, Repentance, Saints, Same-Sex Unions, Sin, St. Thomas Aquinas, the Church, Truth | Comments Off

Because Jesus Said Plenty About Marriage, and Other Inconvenient Stuff Too…UPDATED

Posted on June 27, 2015 by frankweathers

Hey y’all. Didn’t you know that Jesus didn’t say nothin about homosexuality in the Bible? True story. You ain’t gonna find Our Lord say that particular word nowheres in the Scriptures. It’s like he never heard of that situation. Heck, … Continue reading →