I'm not huge in politics but I tend to lean toward the Republican side. The core principle of Republicans seems to be "smaller government", where the Democrats seem to be "larger government".
The Healthcare bill seems to be a government takeover of healthcare.
I have mixed feelings about this bill.
I realize that there are many people without health insurance, and the premiums for health insurance keeps rising. This needs to be addressed, but why is the bill over 1,000 pages? Can't we just set up something that covers the uninsured? With all that unspent stimulus money it seems like this could be done.
The largest book beside the Bible I have read was The Stand and it was nearly 1,000 pages. It took me about 3 months to finish and it was an easy read. How can we expect our political leaders to read this 1,200 page bill in one sitting?
I can't imagine how many things are in that bill. It makes me a little nervous to think about it.
Why is every single Republican voting against it?
Why are the Democrats doing these "sweetheart deals" and trying to pass the bill with loopholes?
It seems we are a little in the dark about this healthcare bill. How much is this bill going to cost? How much money does the United States have? Are we printing more money and making the dollar worth less? Why are all these states underbudget all of the time?
I guess I am asking too many questions for one blog post. I am very concerned about our country, and it seems like we are spending way too much money.
Let me know your thoughts and thank you for your time. God bless you.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
About the Author 2
I left my previous post stating that I thought it a bit strange to reveal more about myself to readers I don't know. It seems nowadays that this is not considered a privacy issue. Millions of people blog and tell everyone more about themselves without any concern. I guess it is time I joined the bandwagon!
In saying that, let me share more about myself.
Ever since I could remember I was an entrepreneur. Whether it was yard sales, lemonade sales or drumming up business raking leaves, shoveling snow etc. It seems to be what I was born to do because I enjoy it so much.
I am also Catholic, raised in an Irish meat and potatoes home, Baptised, given First Communion and Confirmed. It seems that offering unique, handcrafted Catholic gifts at excellent prices was the right niche for my life as an entrepreneur.
I have a deep love and admiration for Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mother. I also really enjoy working on apostle.com, and have put in countless hours in designing the site. I am very much interested in making the site more user friendly and unique. I would love to hear your thoughts on the site, and if you have any prayers or Catholic writings it would be my pleasure to display your poetic artwork.
In saying that, let me share more about myself.
Ever since I could remember I was an entrepreneur. Whether it was yard sales, lemonade sales or drumming up business raking leaves, shoveling snow etc. It seems to be what I was born to do because I enjoy it so much.
I am also Catholic, raised in an Irish meat and potatoes home, Baptised, given First Communion and Confirmed. It seems that offering unique, handcrafted Catholic gifts at excellent prices was the right niche for my life as an entrepreneur.
I have a deep love and admiration for Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mother. I also really enjoy working on apostle.com, and have put in countless hours in designing the site. I am very much interested in making the site more user friendly and unique. I would love to hear your thoughts on the site, and if you have any prayers or Catholic writings it would be my pleasure to display your poetic artwork.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
About the Author
Hi. My name is Patrick and I am the author of apostle.com.
I started this blog as an informational site about Catholic Saints.
I slowly realized a few things:
Apostle.com already has lots of information about Catholic Saints, and someone can go anywhere online to find out more.
Also, in order to get more readers I need more unique content. The question in my mind was: What could be more unique than talking about myself? I got this idea from watching an episode of House. The patient was a blogger and all she wrote about was herself, and all of the things she did on a daily basis. People seemed to really respond to it!
On that note, it would seem to be a little strange to put myself out there to lots of people I don't know, but I guess this is what is known as truly unique content.
More on that later. I have to go to bed and I don't want to erase a post. Again..
I started this blog as an informational site about Catholic Saints.
I slowly realized a few things:
Apostle.com already has lots of information about Catholic Saints, and someone can go anywhere online to find out more.
Also, in order to get more readers I need more unique content. The question in my mind was: What could be more unique than talking about myself? I got this idea from watching an episode of House. The patient was a blogger and all she wrote about was herself, and all of the things she did on a daily basis. People seemed to really respond to it!
On that note, it would seem to be a little strange to put myself out there to lots of people I don't know, but I guess this is what is known as truly unique content.
More on that later. I have to go to bed and I don't want to erase a post. Again..
Friday, August 28, 2009
Church in Need Fact Sheet
ACN Fact Sheet
Religious persecution is a foreign concept for most people living in the United States, but it is a horrifying reality for some 200 million Christians who face violence and even murder for practicing their faith. The United Nations reports that another 350 million Christians experience less extreme forms of oppression, including discrimination, harassment and restrictions on their worship.
Aid to the Church in Need is an international Catholic charity dedicated to alleviating the suffering of those who are persecuted for practicing their faith. With the blessing and guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need supports the pastoral and temporal needs of priests, religious and laity in 145 countries.
Aid to the Church in Need is supported by generous individuals in 18 countries, who entrust it with $120 million each year to realize the spiritual and material needs identified and met by leaders of the suffering Church.
Each of the 5000 projects funded each year by Aid to the Church in Need is an expression of the organization’s commitment to “Keep the Faith Alive” in places where it is put to the test.
Aid to the Church in Need provides hope by meeting needs generally overlooked by other charitable organizations. Specifically, Aid to the Church in Need:
· Rebuilds churches and chapels destroyed by violence or desecrated by hatred, restoring a safe place for the faithful to gather in prayer
· Supports the religious formation of future priests and nuns by providing food, clothing and religious education materials. In fact, one of every seven seminarians in the world is supported by Aid to the Church in Need.
· Offers pastoral and temporal care to contemplative sisters and elderly religious
· Provides bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trucks and mules to help priests and nuns reach remote parishes
· Places Bibles and other devotional materials in the hands of those who want to grow in their faith. Aid to the Church in Need has translated its Child’s Bible into 156 languages and distributed it to 45 million youngsters.
· Gives material aid and pastoral care to refugees and others persecuted for their faith.
· Promotes the Gospel through Christian media by developing and supporting television and radio programming
Aid to the Church in Need began in 1947 as the vision of Father Werenfried van Straaten, a devout Dutch priest trying to heal the wounds of war-torn Germany by lavishing hope and love on its people. His legacy is a vibrant organization that translates the commitment of generous donors into actual hope for their brothers and sisters who suffer to practice their Christian faith.
Religious persecution is a foreign concept for most people living in the United States, but it is a horrifying reality for some 200 million Christians who face violence and even murder for practicing their faith. The United Nations reports that another 350 million Christians experience less extreme forms of oppression, including discrimination, harassment and restrictions on their worship.
Aid to the Church in Need is an international Catholic charity dedicated to alleviating the suffering of those who are persecuted for practicing their faith. With the blessing and guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need supports the pastoral and temporal needs of priests, religious and laity in 145 countries.
Aid to the Church in Need is supported by generous individuals in 18 countries, who entrust it with $120 million each year to realize the spiritual and material needs identified and met by leaders of the suffering Church.
Each of the 5000 projects funded each year by Aid to the Church in Need is an expression of the organization’s commitment to “Keep the Faith Alive” in places where it is put to the test.
Aid to the Church in Need provides hope by meeting needs generally overlooked by other charitable organizations. Specifically, Aid to the Church in Need:
· Rebuilds churches and chapels destroyed by violence or desecrated by hatred, restoring a safe place for the faithful to gather in prayer
· Supports the religious formation of future priests and nuns by providing food, clothing and religious education materials. In fact, one of every seven seminarians in the world is supported by Aid to the Church in Need.
· Offers pastoral and temporal care to contemplative sisters and elderly religious
· Provides bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trucks and mules to help priests and nuns reach remote parishes
· Places Bibles and other devotional materials in the hands of those who want to grow in their faith. Aid to the Church in Need has translated its Child’s Bible into 156 languages and distributed it to 45 million youngsters.
· Gives material aid and pastoral care to refugees and others persecuted for their faith.
· Promotes the Gospel through Christian media by developing and supporting television and radio programming
Aid to the Church in Need began in 1947 as the vision of Father Werenfried van Straaten, a devout Dutch priest trying to heal the wounds of war-torn Germany by lavishing hope and love on its people. His legacy is a vibrant organization that translates the commitment of generous donors into actual hope for their brothers and sisters who suffer to practice their Christian faith.
A Church In Need
I was recently contacted by Aid to the Church in Need, an international Catholic charity, asking if I would post some information about their organization. After reading about this wonderful charity, I felt compelled to share with you some important information I learned about the work they do to help the suffering and persecuted Church worldwide.
The following is from their Mission Statement:
Our Mission
"You assure a fundamental service to the human person when he or she is deprived of an inalienable right to religious liberty."
— John Paul II
As an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need’s mission is to help suffering and persecuted faithful worldwide.
As the voice of the suffering Church, with the help of our ACN family of faithful — hundreds of thousands of concerned and committed Catholics worldwide — we reach out to assist people in need in over 145 countries. Each year, we fulfill more than 5,000 projects through our spiritual and material aid programs. Our shared goal: To help strengthen the Church and keep the Faith alive.
Where there is darkness and despair, we provide light, hope, and a constant sign that the Church is a dynamic, single, universal body in Christ.
The work they do is tremendous and they need our help to continue this work. One way you can help is by Offering a Mass:
Through your Mass Offering, you bring God's compassion and love to your loved ones, but also hope to those who celebrate the Mass in Communion with the Saints. Rest assured that your Mass Stipend will be sent — in full — to a priest who will celebrate a Mass for your intentions.
Another way you can help is by supporting one of their Programs:
Thanks to the commitment of generous faithful, we reach out to our suffering brothers and sisters through eight core programs. Our donors have made a positive difference in the lives of literally millions of people worldwide. Please consider making a gift to support a program, or offer general support. The need is great. You may also wish to view specific Projects in Need that are in urgent need of funding.
You can also support the organization just by following them on the web and by spreading the word about their mission and the work they do:
· Follow Aid to the Church in Need on Twitter.
· Become a Fan of the charity on Facebook.
· Read their blog at churchinneed.wordpress.com.
· View photos of projects and people on Flickr.
This is a unique Catholic charity and I am happy that I have the opportunity to share this information with you. I hope you will take a few moments to click on the links I placed in this post.
The following is from their Mission Statement:
Our Mission
"You assure a fundamental service to the human person when he or she is deprived of an inalienable right to religious liberty."
— John Paul II
As an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need’s mission is to help suffering and persecuted faithful worldwide.
As the voice of the suffering Church, with the help of our ACN family of faithful — hundreds of thousands of concerned and committed Catholics worldwide — we reach out to assist people in need in over 145 countries. Each year, we fulfill more than 5,000 projects through our spiritual and material aid programs. Our shared goal: To help strengthen the Church and keep the Faith alive.
Where there is darkness and despair, we provide light, hope, and a constant sign that the Church is a dynamic, single, universal body in Christ.
The work they do is tremendous and they need our help to continue this work. One way you can help is by Offering a Mass:
Through your Mass Offering, you bring God's compassion and love to your loved ones, but also hope to those who celebrate the Mass in Communion with the Saints. Rest assured that your Mass Stipend will be sent — in full — to a priest who will celebrate a Mass for your intentions.
Another way you can help is by supporting one of their Programs:
Thanks to the commitment of generous faithful, we reach out to our suffering brothers and sisters through eight core programs. Our donors have made a positive difference in the lives of literally millions of people worldwide. Please consider making a gift to support a program, or offer general support. The need is great. You may also wish to view specific Projects in Need that are in urgent need of funding.
You can also support the organization just by following them on the web and by spreading the word about their mission and the work they do:
· Follow Aid to the Church in Need on Twitter.
· Become a Fan of the charity on Facebook.
· Read their blog at churchinneed.wordpress.com.
· View photos of projects and people on Flickr.
This is a unique Catholic charity and I am happy that I have the opportunity to share this information with you. I hope you will take a few moments to click on the links I placed in this post.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Individual Catholic Prayers
If anyone would like to share their orignal Catholic prayers, quotes, inspiration sayings, devotions, intercessions, writings or poems to a specific Saint, please share them. I can add them to the Apostle.com site with or without the name of the author.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The 5 Mysteries
What are the 5 Mysteries?
1. The Baptism of Jesus by John in Jordan. The sky opened up and God himself spoke with the large group of followers waiting to be baptised by John. John stated: Behold, the Lamb of God
2. The Wedding in Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine
3. The proclamation of the Kingdom. According to scripture Jesus rarely spoke a word. A large gathering came to hear him speak. This is when Jesus stated that Peter was given the keys to heaven
4. The Transfiguration. John, James and Peter were taken up to the mountains with Jesus to pray. It was there when the transfiguration took place, and Jesus experienced the Passion while covered in light. It was then that God spoke to John, James and Peter and a cloud opened up in the sky. God told John, James and Peter to listen to Jesus as he is my son.
5. The Eucharist. The last supper. When Jesus gives his body and blood to all who believes in him.
The 5 mysteries represent the 5 decades of a Rosary. A Rosary is called a Prayer counter because it helps one focus on the mysteries one bead at a time.
1. The Baptism of Jesus by John in Jordan. The sky opened up and God himself spoke with the large group of followers waiting to be baptised by John. John stated: Behold, the Lamb of God
2. The Wedding in Cana, when Jesus turned water into wine
3. The proclamation of the Kingdom. According to scripture Jesus rarely spoke a word. A large gathering came to hear him speak. This is when Jesus stated that Peter was given the keys to heaven
4. The Transfiguration. John, James and Peter were taken up to the mountains with Jesus to pray. It was there when the transfiguration took place, and Jesus experienced the Passion while covered in light. It was then that God spoke to John, James and Peter and a cloud opened up in the sky. God told John, James and Peter to listen to Jesus as he is my son.
5. The Eucharist. The last supper. When Jesus gives his body and blood to all who believes in him.
The 5 mysteries represent the 5 decades of a Rosary. A Rosary is called a Prayer counter because it helps one focus on the mysteries one bead at a time.
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