God Knows His Plans For Us But How Do We?
Dan Byron
December 10, AD2017
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For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you
Don’t Drive Forward Using The Rearview Mirror
Dan Byron
November 27, AD2017
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Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward
Actually, You CAN Fast from Technology
Dan Byron
October 28, AD2017
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From the USCCB, we learn that “For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59.
Fear and Faith – Focus on the Lord
Dan Byron
September 24, AD2017
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Fear and faith are not two sides of the same coin as that would make them binary, either or, all, or nothing. Rather, they
Fulton J. Sheen, “America is Suffering From Tolerance”
Dan Byron
September 3, AD2017
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My view is simple. When I meet a person who says, “I am Catholic, but,…” it is my immediate conclusion that he/she is not Catholic.
God Is The First Extremist
Dan Byron
August 12, AD2017
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Given the times in which we live, calling anyone an extremist is not really a very good thing. When most people hear the term, their minds
Communion Would Be the Same as the Holy Eucharist, If It Wasn’t Completely Different
Dan Byron
July 23, AD2017
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It had been some time since the three of us, my two non-Catholic co-workers and I, had gone to coffee together. Josh and I had
If We Got it Wrong, We Got it Wrong From the Beginning
Dan Byron
June 27, AD2017
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The Roman Catholic Church’s belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist has never varied in twenty centuries. Many
Miracles Happen All The Time – Part II
Dan Byron
June 5, AD2017
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The reader will recall that I had met a young woman at a parish event and she was asking me why I did not believe
Miracles Happen All The Time
Dan Byron
June 4, AD2017
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One afternoon, at some sort of parish event, one of the young women from the parish asked me, “You believe in miracles, don’t you?” My
The Rosary: A Seemingly Endlessly Repeated Prayer
Dan Byron
May 21, AD2017
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On this particular day, before he made his way through the cube farm to his desk, Josh stopped by my carpeted cell on the way.
If To Forgive Is To Love, How Deep Is Your Love?
Dan Byron
May 7, AD2017
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Yes, I know. The question, “How deep is your love?”, sounds as if it should be a 1977 song by the Brothers Gibb, but there is
It’s Time to Pray as a Nation
Dan Byron
April 21, AD2017
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“[I]f then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways,
The Sin of Usury is Alive and Well
Dan Byron
April 3, AD2017
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Usury, at least in modern times, has typically been regarded as excessive interest rates, in the order of dozens or even hundreds of percent. Those
Man Puts a Question Mark Where God Put a Period
Dan Byron
March 26, AD2017
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There are many folk idioms or simply popular observations which would appear to be wrong at any number of levels. One that comes to mind
Call No Man Father
Dan Byron
March 10, AD2017
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Over the passage of time, it had become clear that depending on which of the non-Catholic co-workers invited me to coffee, that established what the
Pray Without Ceasing, Really?
Dan Byron
February 21, AD2017
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Disclaimer Alert At the outset, it is important that I state that my wife and I are now retired and we have the opportunity to
See the Beauty Through the Storm and Say Thank You
Dan Byron
February 7, AD2017
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My wife and I wanted to share New Year’s Eve with our eldest daughter. She lives in New Hampshire and we live in East Tennessee,
Meditiation After Looking Through the Bottom of a Glass
Dan Byron
January 13, AD2017
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Stream of Consciousness Many thought processes tend to resemble a stream of consciousness. There logic and reason take a back seat to whatever happens to be
We Remain Works In Progress
Dan Byron
December 27, AD2016
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When Martin Luther King would speak about race relations, he would frequently use a quote, originally attributed to an unknown black minister who used it
So Catholics Worship Statues, Right?
Dan Byron
December 15, AD2016
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It had been some period of time since either Steve or Josh had stopped by my cube. The reader may recall ( or may have
It Can’t Be New Year’s Eve, It’s Still November
Dan Byron
November 28, AD2016
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Happy New Year! I expect readers will ask themselves, “O.K., Dan, you have gone around the bend on this one! It is not yet December,
