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2026-01-06T04:05:55-05:00

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Lessons From the Holy Name of Jesus and Epiphany

Last updated on: January 6, 2026 at 4:05 am By Mark Wilson

After Learning the Lessons From St. Steven And St. John | And Lessons From The Feast Of Holy Innocents And The Holy Family We come to the final closing days of Christmastide. Day 9 – January 2– (9th Day) – Nine Ladies Dancing -Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church This also happens to be anniversary of my marriage to Kristin Nealon Wilson Day 10 – January 3– (10th Day) – Ten Lords a-Leaping – The Most Holy... Read more

2026-01-02T10:09:49-05:00

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Reflections on 16 Years of Marriage

Last updated on: January 2, 2026 at 10:09 am By Mark Wilson

Marriage! Marriage is a Bond. A Covenant. A Sacrament. A Promise. A Vow. It is a Beautiful Gift from God. We (Mark and Kristin Wilson) have been married, as of today, January 2, 2026, for 16 years. No marriage is full of bliss every moment of every day. But there is more bliss than miss. So, in honor of the 16th anniversary of the day we stood before God, Friends and Family and exchanged vows here are 16 things that... Read more

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2026-03-13T00:04:30-05:00

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Lessons From the Feast of Holy Innocents and the Holy Family

Last updated on: March 13, 2026 at 12:04 am By Mark Wilson

The first few days of Christmas we learned some Lessons From St. Steven And St. John. I got these insights from a priest’s homily when I went to Mass. He had a few more insights on some other feasts days that occur during the Christmas season. On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me four calling birds (fourth day of Christmastide) Day 4 – December 28– Feast of the Holy Innocents The Feast of the Holy... Read more

2025-12-31T08:08:28-05:00

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What A Year -January 1925/2025 – June 1925/2025

Last updated on: December 31, 2025 at 8:08 am By Mark Wilson

Last year I published 2025 A Look Behind And Ahead- 700th Post | A Look At Events In 1925 And Some Coming Up In 2025- 700th Post I compared what happen a 100 years ago in 1925 with what was scheduled to happen in 2025. Now that a year has gone by, I think that it is time for another look at what happen a 100 years ago and what actually happen within the last year. I keep the other... Read more

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2025-12-27T11:19:06-05:00

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Lessons From St. Steven and St. John

Last updated on: December 27, 2025 at 11:19 am By Mark Wilson

Why You Should Pay Attention at Mass There are many good reasons why you should pay attention to the homily at Mass or Sunday service when you go to listen to Lord speak through the minister of his word. One particular reason is so you can be instructed in how to live a good Christian life. Another reason to pay close attention, if you’re a writer, especially if you’re a Catholic or Christian writer, is that you can gain good... Read more

2025-12-25T10:19:33-05:00

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Christmas Around the World

Last updated on: December 25, 2025 at 10:19 am By Mark Wilson

Life is busy around the holiday season, so Here is a quick look at some things you will find in Christmas Around the World Drew Binsky – 6 Craziest Tourist Attractions in Winter Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2024 Ultimate Mix / Single Version) BandAidVEVO Europe December 24, 1914 – World War I: An unofficial and temporary Christmas truce begins between British and German soldiers on the Western Front. Coffin Boffin@DrSamGeorge1: (Dec 4, 2025) GREEN FATHER CHRISTMAS Victorian Christmas cards... Read more

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2025-12-22T05:37:28-05:00

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Some Christmas Thoughts For Christmas Day

Last updated on: December 22, 2025 at 5:37 am By Mark Wilson

Did You Know? The real substance of Christmas is rooted in the liturgical observances of the Church’s year of prayer and worship, in which the mysteries of salvation are displayed and remembered among the faithful. Liturgically, the date of Christmas is calculated nine months from the Solemnity of the Annunciation on March 25, which commemorates the incarnation of Christ in the womb of his mother. It is because of this ancient feast, one even more ancient than the liturgical and... Read more

2025-12-22T13:56:17-05:00

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Just in Time For Christmas

Last updated on: December 22, 2025 at 1:56 pm By Mark Wilson

Christians who want to keep Christ in Christmas, Christians who put up Navity Sets, Christians who go Christmas Caroling singing Joy to the World and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen along with the rest of society come Christmas time, also watch It’s a Wonderful Life, some version of A Christmas Carol, Smile and Cry as the Grinch’s heart increases in size get ready to spy and see if reindeer know how to fly, and sing about that reindeer with the... Read more

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2025-12-19T07:58:08-05:00

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The Truths Catholics Hold

Last updated on: December 19, 2025 at 7:58 am By Mark Wilson

A summary of Cath0lic Belief From The Public Domain Work The Belief of Catholics by Fr. Ronald Knox Chapter XIV. The Truths Catholics Hold In this essay I shall attempt no more than to give some outline of the main truths which Catholics believe as revealed truths. We could not have found them out for ourselves, by the unaided exercise of human reason; we believe them on the authority of Christ revealing; that is, because the Church to which he... Read more

2025-12-15T05:10:17-05:00

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Why I’m Not a Atheist, Protestant or Sedevacantist

Last updated on: December 15, 2025 at 5:10 am By Mark Wilson

I wanted to take this time of the year when most Christians celebrate the waiting period for the celebration of the birth of God into human history called advent, to personally share my deep theological convictions about my core beliefs about what I believe by stating why I’m not of a particular other belief system. If you venture on to read my thoughts you will learn why I’m not an atheist, a protestant, or a sedevacantist but a post-conciliar Catholic... Read more

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