Posted on August 31, 2009 by Paul Sposite
Fall has seem to hit Michigan over the past week or so, this morning on my way in to work it was 46 degrees, that’s a tad bit chilly for an August morning.
Well so much for global warming….
I love the cooler weather, I love to sit in my house with all the windows open [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2009 by Paul Sposite
Last night or should I say this morning at 3am I woke from my sleep. A lot has been on my mind as of late and sleep suffers for this. But this morning my first reaction was to say a quick Hail Mary. I called upon my heavenly mother to come and comfort me, to [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Paul Sposite
The Obama platform, the one he ran on and the one he is implementing from his seat of power is one of redistribution; wealth is taken from one and given to others in the name of fairness, equality and compassion. The concept that many fell is a biblical one, that somehow being a Catholic we [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2009 by Paul Sposite
Purgatory
The Catholic faith teaches that when we die we will either spend entirety in Heaven or Hell, if we are to spend it in Heaven we must first cleanse ourselves to make our souls pure, for nothing impure will enter in to heaven. The teaching of Purgatory is not just a made up Catholic [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2009 by Paul Sposite
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is useless. (Psalm 127:1)
Well I am no builder of homes, but I think i understand the basic concept here, Christ, the master carpenter, must be part of the team. We must include God in all we build up here on earth or it will [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2009 by Paul Sposite
Today I am taking a poll, respond below, and than to know what I thing follow the link after the poll
What I think
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Posted on April 14, 2009 by Paul Sposite
Rejoice and be glad! That is the Easter tiding we are to live by not only during the 50 days of Easter but all our lives. Good advice, but not always easy to do. In fact it is one of the hardest things to do.
I live in Michigan, I work in the auto industry, I [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2009 by Paul Sposite
How easy it is for us to say “I would have more faith if I was there, If I would have saw Jesus walking around after His crucifixion.” or “If I was Thomas, I wouldn’t have doubted” Playing a Monday morning quarter back is easy, 2000 years later.
But would we, would we really have believed? [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2009 by Paul Sposite
What can I say, what words can I use on such a day? There is noting my human mind can phantom that can shed any light on this day, in my humanness I have no power over my limitedness in understanding this day.
My mind is to shallow to understand the sacrifice of the day, and [...]
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I’ll Pray for you…
As Catholics we often times use the stock response of I’ll pray for you, but what we really mean is, that’s nice… leave me alone.
So what brings on this statement of condemnation, why so judgmental? Well, I am an owner of a Catholic business and was partners in a Catholic Book/Gift shop in the [...]
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