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Getting a Physical (Part 5, Chapter 3) (Saturday's Post) You should read early
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/14/17
Part 5, Chapter 3
No one likes it. It is not our favorite thing. We try to avoid it. We try to give ourselves excuses. Still, getting a yearly physical at the doctor’s office is a good thing for us to do. The doctor exams our bodies to ... Read More »
Resolve your life for God (Part 5, Chapter 2)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/14/17
Part 5, Chapter 2
I bet all of us have spilled something on the carpet that was bad. I have spilled red Kool-Aid on the carpet. It was nasty, and I wasn’t sure it was going to come out. I didn’t want to have to replace the carpet, ... Read More »
Goal: To Love GOD Completely (Part 5, Chapter 1)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/13/17
Part 5, Chapter 1
The Most Holy Trinity: To love God and be forever in Heaven is our final goal in life. But it should be our first goal too! Our goal should be to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, strength, soul and being. ... Read More »
Beginning to Crawl in the Devout Life (Part 4, Chapter 15)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/12/17
Part 4, Chapter 15
Imagine a baby beginning to crawl for the first time. They are going to have struggles that we wouldn’t have. Now imagine a baby beginning to walk for the first time, they might fall, cry and not want to continue and yet they do. ... Read More »
Not all That it is Cracked Up to Be (Part 4, Chapter 14)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/11/17
Part 4, Chapter 14
Winter is officially over, but up here in the northland we still might experience some of the effects. We might have some snow, we still need to heat our homes and because of this, we may experience dry skin. We know the feeling of ... Read More »
Consoling Us (Part 4, Chapter 13)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/10/17
Part 4, Chapter 13
Getting to the basics is good. Sometime we just need some good old nuts and bolts to make something stay together. Today is one of those days. We need to take a little time to describe some of the nuts and bolts of the ... Read More »
There is always HOPE (Part 4, Chapter 12)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/09/17
Part 4, Chapter 12
Winnie the Pooh was fun to watch. Still, there was one character in Winnie the Pooh that always stuck out, Eeyore, the donkey who was sad, melancholic, who just saw bad things happening. He was depressing to watch. It was always storming in ... Read More »
Martha, Martha, Anxious and Worried (Part 4, Chapter 11)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/08/17
Part 4, Chapter 11 This is a painting of Martha and Mary.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Using drugs unnecessarily, alcohol and anything that would wreck our minds is something that must be avoided. Our body and mind is a temple of the Holy Spirit and so ... Read More »
Look for Chinks in Armor (Part 4, Chapter 10)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/07/17
Part 4, Chapter 10
Watching plays and movies when I was younger, I was enthralled with knights and the armor that they wore. Knights would wear this armor to protect and to keep themselves safe. They wanted to have armor that was light and strong at the same ... Read More »
Ignore this Post, It is Annoying (Part 4, Chapter 9)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 4/06/17
Part 4, Chapter 9
Yesterday, we took a trip in the family car. Family car trips can be fun, but they can drag as well. From the insentient questions, to the kids fighting in the back seat and much, much more, family trips can wear us out. Still, ... Read More »