Browsing the April 2017 archive of FR. THOMAS’ COLUMN
TC Day 2 (Put up Your Shield)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/30/17
Day 2
Shields are cool! I think having one would be awesome. Shields are there to protect us and keep us safe. We need a shield in our lives. Our shield is there to help us to be holy. This shield of ours helps us on the way ... Read More »
Alpha & Omega (Part 5, Chapter 18)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/30/17
Part 5, Chapter 18
We are at the end, but the end is really our new beginning. We now go forward with the skills and things we have learned to try to live out the devout life. St. Francis De Sales gives three good things to think about ... Read More »
TC Day 1 (Purifying Gold)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/29/17
Day 1
Purifying Gold takes time. We have to get the furnace really, really hot. Once this happens, we take the raw, unrefined gold and put it into appropriate container like a cauldron. Acid can be added and there are many more steps. But the gist of the ... Read More »
Skill Set (Part 5, Chapter 17)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/29/17
Part 5, Chapter 17
When someone goes to medical school they learn many, many skills. They learn how to be a doctor, but it is only after medical school that they go on to residency and specialize in the type of medicine they will practice. And yet, they ... Read More »
Thy Will be DONE (Part 5, Chapter 16)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/28/17
Part 5, Chapter 16
I once heard a homily that went kind of like this “My Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be my Name. My Kingdom come. My Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give me this day my daily bread. And forgive me ... Read More »
Total Consecration (TC) starts tomorrow
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/27/17
Tomorrow begins the “Preparation to Total Consecration to Jesus Christ through Mary According to St. Louis De Montfort.”
Here is a little bit of information to help us when we begin the work of the preparation. Read pages 16 – 18 first, before starting on page 22 for ... Read More »
Family Tree (Part 5, Chapter 15)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/27/17
Part 5, Chapter 15
We are a tree planted in the Lord. “O precious resolutions! You are as the lovely tree of life planted by God’s own hand in the midst of my heart, a tree that my Savior has watered with his Blood” (Introduction to the Devout ... Read More »
LOVE Continued (Part 5, Chapter 14)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/26/17
Part 5, Chapter 14
Imagine this. We are walking outside and everywhere we go there is a cloud, this cloud seems to go wherever we travel. And out of this cloud comes gentle, refreshing rain. We move in this direction and that and the rain keeps coming down ... Read More »
LOVE (Part 5, Chapter 13)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/25/17
Part 5, Chapter 13
GOD IS LOVE!!! And for all eternity He has planned for every human being to come into being. He breathed life into us. But more than anything He has loved us and still loves us. He has a perfect love for every human being.
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Cloud of Witnesses (Part 5, Chapter 12)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/24/17
Part 5, Chapter 12
My ordination as a Deacon on October 28th, 2006. I am pictured with my parents.
My Dad and Mom have taught me a lot. They showed me how to love. They did the best they could with me. I learned so, so much from ... Read More »