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Les Miserables: Some powerful lesson about our human response in the face of trial and suffering

Rachel over at 'Movie Thoughts' offers an insightful review of Hollywood's latest production of 'Les Miserable' in which she explores our human response to suffering. If you're not interested in her opinion regarding the quality of the singing in this movie, skip down to her second point and read from there. Les Miserables

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

May the peace of the new born Messiah bring peace, happiness, and good health to all the visitors here... Where the Rubber Meets the Road. Fr. Tim

'Christmas Gets Worse Every Year' - a YouTube video that many among us can relate to.

Will God Still Be Able to Find Me? A Meditation based on an endearing Canadian Tire Christmas Commercial | Archdiocese of Washington

Children often have problems with generalization and conceptualization. For example, when I was very young I was told that Jesus lived in the tabernacle. Fine I thought, then that must mean there is furniture and stuff in there. So when the priest opened the tabernacle up on the high altar, I earnestly looked for the furniture and perhaps the little stair case going to a second floor, much like my sister’s dollhouse was set up. But then the Nuns threw me for a loop in Sunday School when they asked “Where is God?” And then they supplied the answer, “Everywhere.” But wait a minute, I thought they said he lived in the tabernacle. And thus I could not generalize and specify very well with my 6 year old brain Click on link below to read the entire article:   Will God Still Be Able to Find Me? A Meditation based on an endearing Christmas Commercial | Archdiocese of Washington

GEORGE WEIGEL COLUMN - A pastoral opportunity lost?

Dec. 26, 2012 - At their annual November meeting, the U.S. bishops failed to approve a pastoral message on the economy.  “The Hope of the Gospel in Difficult Economic Times” was approved by a clear majority of the bishops voting, but objections raised in large part by retired bishops were sufficient to deny the document the supermajority it needed. All of which strikes me as a lost opportunity. No doubt the draft document could have been improved; any ecclesial document can be improved (if you doubt that, try reading Vatican II’s Decree on the Means of Social Communication without taking a long winter’s nap). What was so striking about “The Hope of the Gospel in Difficult Economic Times,” however, was that it was different : it was the work of pastors, not policy wonks; it anchored its reflections in the Gospel, not in the dismal science; and in a public environment becoming ever more secular, it used terms like “sin” and “virtue” to describe our p

Pew Research issues 'Best of 2012' list

Pope Says Faith Includes Trust in Dark Moments | Daily News | NCRegister.com

In the latest installment of his weekly reflections on faith, the Holy Father emphasizes the need to rely on God in difficult circumstances. Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-says-faith-includes-trust-in-dark-moments?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NCRegisterDailyBlog+National+Catholic+Register#When:2012-12-19%2017:35:01#ixzz2FbaQYpo9 Pope Says Faith Includes Trust in Dark Moments | Daily News | NCRegister.com

God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope | Column | Opinion | Pembroke Daily Observer

God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope | Column | Opinion | Pembroke Daily Observer