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Give me my Tongue Back (Part 3, Chapter 29)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/16/17
Part 3, Chapter 29
The cat got my tongue. Wouldn’t that just be great!!! So often in my life I have started a conversation very innocently and all of a sudden it is into gossip, slander, detraction. It is so easy for us to fall into this problem. ... Read More »
X-Ray (Part 3, Chapter 28)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/15/17
Part 3, Chapter 28
God has x-ray vision. He looks into our hearts. He knows are intentions, motives, and reasons why we do what we do. God knows everything. And because He has x-ray vision, He knows and judges us correctly. He is the perfect judge.
We, on ... Read More »
Say WHAT (Part 3, Chapter 27) (Tuesday's Post)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/13/17
Part 3, Chapter 27
Words! There are so many words, and words can have many different meanings. They can even have meanings that we never intended them to have. Words are used all over the place to giving meaning. I use words even in typing this blog. They ... Read More »
Litmus Test (Part 3, Chapter 26)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/13/17
Part 3, Chapter 26
In school, many of us have done experiments with Litmus Paper. I remember using it in science class to figure out whether a substance was a base or acid. The type of paper we used was blue and if it turned blue, the substance ... Read More »
Dress as the Gift You Are (Part 3, Chapter 25)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/12/17
Part 3, Chapter 25
We are made in the image and likeness of God. And we are His beautiful creation. Every man and woman is a gift. If we are gifts, shouldn’t we treat each other as gifts? That is what modesty is truly getting after. Modesty is ... Read More »
Tug of War (Part 3, Chapter 24)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/11/17
Part 3, Chapter 24
Tug of war, I remember doing this. Tug of war: a battle between people of strength, endurance and strategy that ended in one team winning and another losing. It was fun to watch it, but difficult to participate in it, and I never wanted ... Read More »
Fasting = Relying on God (Part 3, Chapter 23)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/10/17
Part 3, Chapter 23
Food is necessary for our survival. But even more necessary for us is God. We wouldn’t exist without Him and we wouldn’t breathe and so forth. God is more necessary than anything else. He is the Being that made us. Food, is a good ... Read More »
Facebook Friends (Part 3, Chapter 22)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/09/17
Part 3, Chapter 22
People upon people are on Facebook. When someone is on Facebook, it is not unusual for people to make requests for them to friend them. Different people have different ways of handling this, probably the two most common ways of dealing with this is ... Read More »
DUI (Part 3, Chapter 21)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/08/17
Part 3, Chapter 21
There was a slogan that was popular many years ago: Friends, don’t let friends, drive drunk. We have heard many stories of drunk drivers, or drivers, driving under the influence of something, who have killed others in an accident. It is very sad to ... Read More »
Real Friendship (Part 3, Chapter 20)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/07/17
Part 3, Chapter 20
Right now the popular thing to talk about is “Fake News” vs “Real News.” But there are many things that are fake! I think about movies that are “based on a true story.” Many of them may be based on a story that is ... Read More »