As I was rereading the BLOG on "Shame" from last week, I realized that an addendum might be helpful, so I wanted to add a couple of things. As a reminder, “shame is the feeling that I have done something wrong and I don’t want others to know about it. It is the desire to hide … Continue reading “Shame… Part 2 – Healing”
Author: davetouhillsr
“The Victim No Longer”
“Life can be hazardous to your health” ….. no one gets out of this life, alive ….. and no one gets a free ride”. Hmmmmm, I don’t know who came up with these phrases, but there is some truth in them. Every day you hear of someone getting a surprise punch in the nose. Maybe it’s an … Continue reading “The Victim No Longer”
July 5, 1969—Seems Like Yesterday
Originally Posted July 5, 2021... this BLOG is still accurate except we've now been married 54 years with 41 grandchildren and one great grandchild... and hopefully more to come. God is good. Today is our 52nd wedding anniversary… in some ways, it seems like yesterday. As I think of our life today with our children and … Continue reading July 5, 1969—Seems Like Yesterday
Happy 4th of July !
Independence Day, also called Fourth of July or July 4th, in the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. “John Adams” is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling most of U.S. President John Adams’s political life and his role in the founding of … Continue reading Happy 4th of July !
Book Passage For A Great Trip”
Occasionally someone will ask me, “Dave, how do you put the BLOG together, how long does it take, etc. Well, it varies quite a bit. It generally comes out of my prayer time. Sometimes it’s a thought or story from my past… perhaps a lesson that surfaced as I was pondering it. I read the … Continue reading Book Passage For A Great Trip”
“Who Do You Trust”
Originally Posted Dec. 3, 2021 I remember watching an afternoon TV show back in the late ‘50’s called “Who Do You Trust”….. do you trust yourself or your wife to answer a question. It was actually pretty entertaining with Johnny Carson hosting… this was before he went on to be the star of the “Late Show” … Continue reading “Who Do You Trust”
“More Is Not Always Better”
Originally Posted Dec. 1, 2021 I think one of the traps of today’s information age is that we try to understand more information than we can handle. I can google something and a ton of information washes over me in seconds; I read it over in the next few minutes and actually think I know something about … Continue reading “More Is Not Always Better”
Mary, Our Mother
The magnificent Mother of God, Mary Most Holy. She was chosen by God Almighty to be the mother of our Lord Jesus. If I just take some time to ponder Mary, her greatness comes more into focus. (ref. Gospel of Luke, Chapters 1-3) Several weeks ago I was having an MRI… not one of my … Continue reading Mary, Our Mother
“Shame”
“Shame is the feeling that I have done something wrong and I don’t want others to know about it. It is the desire to hide my weakness, my imperfections and my failures from others.” (Bishop Andrew Cousins, Catholic Spirit, Mar. 21, 2019) “Dave, have you ever been ashamed …… hmmmmm, I’m almost ashamed to answer that … Continue reading “Shame”
“Thou Art God”
Last Sunday at Mass the communion hymn, ” In Every Age O Lord” , touched a longing deep in my heart. It’s based on Psalm 90 which reads, “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God.”(Ps. 90:2) At times, I can find myself overwhelmed … Continue reading “Thou Art God”
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