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  1. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Catholic Bluegrass at the Grand Ole Opry :)

    The Hillbilly Thomists is a fine group of Dominican priests that make bluegrass music. Here's their performance at the Grand Ole Opry: And they have 3 albums! https://youtube.com/channel/UC8qNaFOozP5BmUfwdLplJZQ?si=0uQXR9LajZpv7r-W
  2. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Prayers for Wisdom with my Wealth

    So I'm at that noble "young adult" stage, just getting set with a good job, but my expenses are still really low. So I don't have terribly much money, but I'm making more than I spend...so in the grand scheme of things, I'm filthy rich. So I ask for prayers...for myself, and for all others who...
  3. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    A veterans day prayer

    May Christ be with them all...especially those who never came home.
  4. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Prayer for a non-christian friend...

    Praying as requested. Glad to hear you've been a little more open to God's love through this situation, too. May your acceptance of her help her understand Jesus' acceptance of her a little more.
  5. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    A true Christian drama--my writing of a difficult situation

    First & foremost, I want to ask for prayers...what I have written & am sharing here is true, and it's painful to admit to, but therapeutic to write out, and I pray that you who read it may find some spiritual blessing within the lessons I've learned & the story I lived. It's very much a work in...
  6. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Prayers for someone who exploited me :(

    Jesus tells us to pray for our enemies...and I never realized what a tall task that was, until all this happened. Suffice it to say, I took a risk, trying to really be Christ for someone who needed it. In return, one thing led to another, and I ended up being exploited by someone for 3 weeks...
  7. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Prayers for a potential trafficking situation

    I do not know for sure if the man was being trafficked...but I had enough reason to believe he was under someone else's control that I gave all the information I had to the National Human Trafficking Hotline on an online form. What I had is not enough to build a case, barely enough to identify...
  8. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Pray for my potential scammer

    If these men were legit, I gave enough money to get one guy to see his dying daughter in the hospital, and another enough to keep the lights on in his house, this protecting him from losing custody of his children. If legit, I ask for prayers that the one man see his daughter in time, and the...
  9. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Why not pray for a million dollars?

    Suppose they ask this follow-up question.... If it's "his will", and I'll get it, why pray at all?
  10. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Why not pray for a million dollars?

    Recently, I posted on a very general forum, not inherently religious, but religious topics were still within the boundaries of what to post. I had interviewed for a job a couple weeks before, and requested prayers that I would hear back soon & be accepted. A truly beautiful pocket of faith...
  11. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    It's never been easier to be a missionary

    Thank you all for your replies. 4 different angles on the same thing I brought up, but all encouraging to do it & challenging me to do it well. Thank you, I appreciate it.
  12. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    It's never been easier to be a missionary

    Right now, in the eastern US, it's about 10:00pm. Chances are, if you're not asleep right now, you're just chilling with your phone or laptop or TV. Which is fine; God built is in such a way that down time is good for our bodies, which are temples of His Holy Spirit. Even so...a little too...
  13. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    How Do Yall Spread the Gospel

    A good question met with good responses. I'd just like to add 1 thing to the grand tapestry of ideas you've already received from the other kind folks here. It's easier than ever to be an evangelist. As a fellow Christian who believes evangelization is key, but is very squeamish about...
  14. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Ministry living with a religious community?

    Greetings to all! I'm currently discerning communal religious life. Living in prayerful community & doing meaningful work sounds like a very good way to spend my life. So to discern this step, I started investigating volunteer programs, where I would live in a community with consecrated...
  15. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    A Whole Lot In 1 Spreadsheet

    So if you've been following my activity on this blog... you've noticed a long silence from my end. This has been for a few reasons, but the pertinent one is that I've been working on this complication project on an online spreadsheet, for sake of more materials in a better organized format...
  16. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Joy...unbreakable joy

    "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." A great talk...strewn with quality humor (as any talk on joy should be), but truly profound. Fr. Mike has a gift for drawing us in with humor, and surprising us with sudden, profound sentences to really make...
  17. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    things not to put on pizza... (8)

    A mouse...a cat...and then BRINNY!!^_^
  18. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    things not to put on pizza... (8)

    Does it matter??o_O ^_^