Today is the feast day of Pope St. John XXIII, sometimes called “the Good Pope”. He was to be a “caretaker pope”, holding things together until the church could elect a younger and healthier man. When he surprisingly initiated Vatican II, he prayed, “Oh Lord, renew Your wonders in this our day, as by a new Pentecost. Shortly … Continue reading Consult Not Your Fears
Author: davetouhillsr
Does God Really Love Me?
“CONVINCED: completely sure that something is true or right, especially because the evidence seems to prove it or somebody else has persuaded you to believe it.” “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, … Continue reading Does God Really Love Me?
God Answers Our Prayer
A recent BLOG spoke about the need for a Savior to be “powerful and loving”. One without the other will not work out well for us. The readings from today again speak about how our Savior Jesus Christ is both. Thank God. Psalm 86 speaks of our Loving Savior…..” O Lord, you are good and forgiving, … Continue reading God Answers Our Prayer
“Those Nasty Thorns”
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT I USUALLY POST AN "EARLIER PREVIOUS BLOG" ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS IS TO GIVE MY BRAIN A BREATHER AND TO ALLOW SOME OF THE NEWCOMERS TO CATCH UP. ACTUALLY AS I RE-READ THEM I OFTEN WONDER ARE THEY GETTING BETTER OR GETTING WORSE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. SOME OF … Continue reading “Those Nasty Thorns”
What To Say & How To Say It
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT I USUALLY POST AN "EARLIER PREVIOUS BLOG" ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS IS TO GIVE MY BRAIN A BREATHER AND TO ALLOW SOME OF THE NEWCOMERS TO CATCH UP. ACTUALLY AS I RE-READ THEM I OFTEN WONDER ARE THEY GETTING BETTER OR GETTING WORSE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. SOME OF … Continue reading What To Say & How To Say It
Let’s Enjoy Our Differences
We are all so different. We are different in our likes and dislikes, in our motivations, in our personalities. We are certainly different in our physical characteristics…. height, weight, “looks”. Doing my usual extensive research for the BLOG, I discovered that there are 4 different personality types. No wait, hold on…. others say there are … Continue reading Let’s Enjoy Our Differences
Thank God For Friends
I was with a group of “friends” today, talking about “friendship”. It’s a subject we’ve been talking about since we were little kids. In kindergarten we would hear “Who’s your friend Tommy?”. Later we hear, so Lulu who is your BFF” (For you old people BFF means “best friend forever”) Judy asked one of our grandsons, who had … Continue reading Thank God For Friends
The Angels Are Busy
A story that’s part of the Touhill Family Lore describes when Jon first drove the car. I think he was about 2 or 3 years old. I foolishly left the car running as I went up to the door of a friend who was watching some of our older children while Judy was in the … Continue reading The Angels Are Busy
Safe Lodging & Holy Rest
My mother died in 1996, over 26 years ago. As we were working on the details of her funeral, I thought of her life and the many trials she endured and how she had persevered to the end…. 40 years a widow, battling addiction and never giving up. I thought of many dark days she … Continue reading Safe Lodging & Holy Rest
Delusion– Be On Guard
“Delusion is defined as a peculiar belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.” When I’m deluded, I don’t know right from wrong. “Because they refused to love the truth and so be saved….therefore God sends upon them a … Continue reading Delusion– Be On Guard
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