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The Wayward Catholic

 Paul Roy ― http://thewaywardcatholic.com

Written by one who is finding his way back to the Catholic faith. Posts on religion, faith, religious freedom and politics/religion.

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Are You One of the Righteous

Are You One of the Righteous

The Wayward Catholic ― From the “Something to think about” department: Have you ever wondered if we have been here before? As any one who reads this blog or any of my others for that matter, knows I am concerned with the fact that we are rapidly removing God...

Tags: Faith, Morality, Moral Compass, Moral Teachings, Sodom And Gomorahh, United States Immorality

Paul Roy ― 4 days ago

The Next Step

The Next Step

The Wayward Catholic ― Each journey begins with a first step which then leads to a next. In my journey back to the Catholic faith, I have reached the third. I don’t know how many there are, but I know I have reached the third. The first two were returning to Mass ...

Tags: Faith, Christianity, Faith, Fruits Of The Holy Spirit, Moral Teachings, Works Of Mercy

Paul Roy ― 1 week 1 day ago

Ascension Thursday

The Wayward Catholic ― Show of hands, did you know today is a Holy Day of Obligation, Ascension Thursday? Okay, maybe that isn’t quite true as for some reason it can be celebrated on Sunday, but here in Massachusetts it is. And, I even went to Mass this morning,...

Tags: Faith, Ascension Thursday, Holy Spirit

Paul Roy ― 1 week 5 days ago

Burying the Dead

Burying the Dead

The Wayward Catholic ― Here in Massachusetts, and I am sure around the rest of the country as well, there has been a lot of discussion regarding what to do with the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Bombers. Currently he is lying in state at a Worcester, MA...

Tags: Christianity, Boston Bombings, Corporal Acts Of Mercy, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Paul Roy ― 2 weeks ago

Make Religion a Habit

The Wayward Catholic ― It dawned on my today that practicing ones religion is like exercising. We go to the doctor, he or she ells us we need to exercise, it will make us feel better, and we proceed to ignore it. Then usually after the third time the doctor tells you to ...

Tags: Faith, Good Habits, Prayer, Worship

Paul Roy ― 2 weeks 1 day ago

A Simple Post

The Wayward Catholic ― Let your Word, Father, be a lamp for our feet and a light to our path, so that we may understand what you wish to teach us and follow the path your light marks out for us. A simple prayer and a simple message, but what if we still can’t ...

Tags: Meditations, Prayer

Paul Roy ― 2 weeks 2 days ago

They Just Don’t Get It

The Wayward Catholic ― While working on something else today, I cam across an article, written right after Pope Francis became Pope, and it is a perfect example of how people, especially Americans just don’t get the Catholic faith. The article was written for ...

Tags: Catholicism, Uncategorized, Catholic Beliefs, Catholic Teachings

Paul Roy ― 2 weeks 4 days ago

Love as I have loved you

The Wayward Catholic ― Every once in awhile something hits me like a lead pipe. It’s usually at night when I am reflecting on my day and asking myself whether or not I was a good Christian or not. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus says: I give you a new...

Tags: Christianity, Reflections, Biblical Quotes, Christianity, John 13, One Fund Boston

Paul Roy ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

The Death Penalty and Terrorists

The Wayward Catholic ― With the recent terrorist act in Boston and subsequent capture of the remaining bomber brings up one of those questions which cause a lot of consternation among Catholics. That question is: should the bomber, if convicted, get the death penalty? ...

Tags: Christianity, Morality

Paul Roy ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

Where Was God

Where Was God

The Wayward Catholic ― This has been a rough week for the Wayward Catholic, so many things going on in my life, crisis after crisis, and then we here in Massachusetts we have a couple of terrorists running around. But at least I learned some things this week and in the...

Tags: Morality, Boston Bombing, Boston Terrorism, Wayward Catholic, Where Was GOd

Paul Roy ― 4 weeks 2 days ago

Me and God

The Wayward Catholic ― I realized something today. All these years I asked “Why did God give up on me?” I should have asked “Why did I give up on God?”

Tags: Uncategorized

Paul Roy ― 5 weeks 1 day ago

Be Nice on the Way Up

Be Nice on the Way Up

The Wayward Catholic ― Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be able to go outside of your body and just observe your life, see what you look like from a different perspective? I started thinking about this this morning. Without going into details, I work fr a ...

Tags: Christianity, Morality, Judging Others, Luke 6

Paul Roy ― 5 weeks 5 days ago

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