The Atavachron

• December Already

  December 3, 2020

  I can’t believe it’s December already, and time is flying by. It won’t be long (as the Beatles said) ’till Christmas is here and then New Year’s Day and 2021. It seems like just yesterday that we were hunkering down in the RV waiting for Spring!

• First Sunday of Advent

  November 29, 2020

  Advent, a season of waiting, preparing, and hoping begins! Waiting for what? Waiting for Jesus to come at Christmas! But he already came, right? Yes, in history he came, and he will come again like he promised. But liturgically, we relive his first coming (the first Advent), and we anticipate with joy his second coming […]

• Black Friday

  November 27, 2020

  What can you really say about this made up, crassly commercial day? Well, you can get some good deals, and that’s a good thing. But people waiting in line for hours, fighting in the store aisles over stuff, knocking people over in their mad rush to get more stuff, and generally rude behavior… not so […]

• Thanksgiving

  November 26, 2020

  The celebration of Thanksgiving in America grew out of religious traditions associated with Protestant colonists and can be traced back to events in 1619 and 1621 in which thanks was offered to God for his protection and bounty. Early celebration dates varied in the United States, but President Abraham Lincoln set the date formally by […]

• Thanksgiving Dinner

  November 25, 2020

  So, the eternal question: What are we having for Thanksgiving dinner? I, for one, can provide an answer. Let’s see… Roast duck Cornbread dressing Cranberry walnut stuffing Homemade cranberry sauce Sweet potatoes Garlic butter baked round potatoes Gravy Green beans with ginger Corn Relish dish (deviled eggs, cashews, olives, tomatoes, cheese) Mixed berry pie I […]

• Advent is Near

  November 24, 2020

  Take heed. The liturgical season of Advent begins Sunday, November 29 (just five days from today). That day begins a new church year with the First Sunday of Advent. Advent celebrates both the first Advent of Jesus as the God-Man in the incarnation as well as the second Advent of Jesus as the just judge […]

• Printed Tags

  November 3, 2020

  As I start writing this blog, the first topic that occurs to me is a matter of surely little importance but one that I’m reminded of almost daily. These writings will at least sometimes tackle important topics, such as concern for the salvation of souls, the feeding and caring for the world’s teeming billions, and […]

• Welcome to Planet Earth

  November 1, 2020

  Hello all, and welcome to this project, the Planet Earth blog. This is a WordPress-powered web log in which I shall attempt to write on a regular basis concerning subjects of topical importance and other insights that occur from time to time. The subjects will probably range from spiritual (Catholic), to technical (web development), to […]

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