Today’s feast is 1 of 8 non-Sunday Holy Days of Obligation. Although, in the US Catholics don’t have to attend Mass if it falls on a Saturday. For hundreds of years Catholics observed this feast. It wasn’t until 1950 that Pope Pius XII proclaimed it official dogma (i.e. an essential belief of the Catholic faith). It’s [...]
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Feast of the Assumption
Posted in death, education, family, history, nature, nostalgia, ocean, religion, travel on August 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Posted in art, death, decor, family, health, house, ocean, religion on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not very familar with this feast day. I only knew about it growing up because its prayer card was always bundled with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Apparently, there are 12 promises accorded those who have devotion to the Sacred Heart as related to us by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: I will give them [...]
Just a little shout-out to my roots: The Pride had it’s first serious crash Friday evening. I worked as a crew member aboard this boat during my college summer breaks. I can personally attest to the difficultly in piloting this beast. The pivot point is not located at center like on most ships. Rather, it’s 1 quarter the [...]
Killer Wave
Posted in ocean, sports, technology, television, video on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve watched this at least a dozen times, and it still takes my breath away:
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