by Don Freeman | Nov 5, 2024 | Devotional
Imagine with me – you have a generous brother who knows you have an old beater of a car which is giving you plenty of headaches. He surprises you with a brand-new car and promises to pay all your insurance premiums. After reflection, you decide to keep his...
by Don Freeman | Nov 2, 2024 | Devotional
I’ve been reminded recently that hospitals are hives of unceasing activity. It takes a lot of people to ensure that all the needs of all the patients are filled. So, the halls are like busy highways, with people moving quickly in every direction. Monitors beep, phones...
by Don Freeman | Oct 31, 2024 | Devotional
Just as New Year’s Eve is the evening before New Year’s Day, All Hallows’ Eve is the evening before All Hallows’ Day (or All Saints’ Day) when the Catholic Church, and others, commemorate their vast, and growing, array of Sainted persons. All Saints’ Day is a holy...
by Don Freeman | Oct 29, 2024 | Devotional
The following prayer, commonly attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, was most likely a prayer from the early 20th Century, by Father Bouquerel, and published in the French Catholic magazine, La Clochette. It’s updated here, this time by yours truly, as a prayer...
by Don Freeman | Oct 26, 2024 | Devotional
We casually flip a light switch, confident there will be electrical current to our light. We seat ourselves on chairs, confident they are sturdy enough to hold us. We breathe easy as elevator doors close, trusting the manufacturer for its safe operation. We board...
