Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day everyone! Let's all not forget to greet our mothers and thank them for the great job they have done with us. I was thinking about all the pain and aggravation that I have put my mother through and it took a lot of courage and strength of character to rise above my childish behavior many times and lay the rules down. I am very proud to have my mother with me and I was glad to celebrate with her a day of honor - fortunate for her that her birthday was on May 6th, so she gets double the fun in a short amount of time period. Anyways Happy Mother's Day!

Communion

This morning I was able to watch as young Catholics took part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This is arguably the most important sacrament because we literally consume the body and blood of Jesus Christ our Savior. Not only are we allowed to touch and see Him but literally have the ability to have Him become part of us. I feel like we don't remember how important it is and subconsciously in the back of our mind think of the Eucharist as a piece of bread. It is mind blowing when I realized the impact this can have on the way we celebrate our masses and go about our daily lives. Brothers and Sisters please don't forget this important piece of our faith.

Peace,
Bladomeister

The Needy

In the following video link, a needy person tells his daily struggles in life and the things he goes through to simply survive. My thoughts on this are that we as the middle class of society(most probable) have it very lucky. Not only are we gifted with education, opportunities, friends, and family but we have the gift of a home, running water, and food. This video helped me realize that there is so much more to life than I and many of my current colleagues know. God bless this man and I hope that when I am on my own and successful, I may make contributions to people like this and help the community.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusCA28efa0&feature=youtu.be

Justin Martyr letter to Roman Emperor

It is to my understanding in the letter to the Roman Emperor, that the purpose was to clarify the practices and teachings of Christianity and how we go about practicing. In a sense, he educated him on Christianity without disrespecting the Romans. He clearly explained the process in which God permits us to "eat of His flesh and blood" along with the ones who are worthy to take part in this feast. Because of the term eating of flesh and drinking of blood, the Romans mistook the information as cannibalism, therefore persecuting and insulting them. Despite Justin's efforts in convincing the emperor to do otherwise, he continued to persecute Christians.