LifeSmything 
Listen to the Podcast As some of you know, I am extremely attached to Amazon. Whenever I see a new book, I want it. Well, last week, I received, Mother Angelica’s Guide to Practical Holiness. It’s a wonderful, practical book that I highly recommend. In a chapter titled, “Three Keys to the Kingdom”, she lists … Read more
Listen to the Podcast Sometimes when we want to suffer for our Lord, we are drawn to external mortifications and penances like self-flagellation (whipping), or wearing hairshirts and cilices. Why is that? Two reasons – first, we want to go hardcore and in our minds, whipping yourself is EXTREMELY hardcore. The second reason, is one … Read more
Listen to the Podcast Would you like to build more intimacy in your marriage? Humans are driven to get married, first of all to procreate, but secondly to build a bond with another human being that you can trust with your life. You want to be with someone who understands you and will help you … Read more
Listen to the Podcast Teen vogue posted a guide to sodomy on Christmas Day of 2019. This is not the first time they posted this. It’s almost like they do it to rile up Christians. This had me thinking about how important it is to either homeschool or put your kids in good Catholic schools, … Read more
Listen to the Podcast Sometimes anger and hate for someone is so intense that it makes us sick, but we keep being angry. Is there no way of dissolving the anger? Luckily there is a way and both religion and psychology confirm it. We can dissolve anger through prayer. Now how would you like to … Read more
Apparently, it has become a “thing” for Christian women to take “boudoir” photos. Boudoir photography is a “photographic style featuring intimate, sensual, romantic, and sometimes erotic images of its subjects in a photographic studio, bedroom or private dressing room environment, primarily intended for the private enjoyment of the subject and his or her romantic partners.” This … Read more
Usually, when someone hears of a devoted Catholic man committing adultery, there are expressions of shock and disbelief. “Not John, who goes to adoration five times a day!” “Not Peter, who brought the Latin Mass to our parish”! It’s natural for us to be shocked, but we shouldn’t be. We are nothing without God and … Read more
On Tuesday, November 5th, 11, Washington D.C., Nov 5, 2019, more than 11,000 “scientists” signed a “climate change emergency” letter. This letter calls for a “gradual reduction” in the world’s population. Source. This warning was was published in BioScience journal and was signed by 11,258 scientists from 153 countries. I know that a lot of … Read more
Recently during the Amazonian Synod, 5 statues of the the Pachamama idol, the earth mother goddess, revered by the Amazonian people, were placed in a chapel of the Carmelite Church of Santa Maria in Transportina, Rome. On October 21, these statues were taken by a couple of faithful Catholics and thrown into the Tiber River. … Read more
A straight shooter is someone who is honest and forthright. It’s so easy to take pride in being a “straight shooter”. You see, straight shooters don’t sugarcoat. They “keep it real”. However, there’s that pesky little thing called charity isn’t there? Even straight shooters have to be charitable, or else all effort is for naught. … Read more