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2024-01-11T19:22:03-05:00

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The Isle of Misfit Sculptures

Last updated on: January 11, 2024 at 7:22 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

‌ In the midst of the culture wars of the past 4 to 5 years, many beautifully carved statues and memorials to great and prominent figures have been very unceremoniously destroyed or displaced. Granite, marble or stone personas, not by their own volition, have been relegated to the annals of time and memory. Some, the dastardly, or clearly cruel personas, likely deserved this fate; but not others, as those of the well intentioned statesman, war soldiers or zealous missionaries... Read more

2023-08-23T13:49:47-04:00

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Beauty of Bells in Our Lives!

Last updated on: August 23, 2023 at 1:49 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

Bells… “tintinnabulations of the Bells, Bells…” sung out Edgar Allen Poe.. The concept of these ringing marvels have maintained a storied place throughout history. They seem well ensconced into the fabric of our minds, memories and hearts. We’ve all been “saved by the bell”during those school days when our assignment was not completed, or it was just too warm to be inside a classroom on a warm late spring afternoon. People in San Francisco would stop on and off the... Read more

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2023-06-12T13:06:43-04:00

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A Purrfect Prayer

Last updated on: June 12, 2023 at 1:06 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

God manifests in so Many ways… As a very young boy, my Italian -born mother told me something that has always baffled and intrigued me to this very day. As many other families, we had a cat. A beautiful animal marked by various colors, and my constant companion as I played away the days. I had had asked my mother why our cat purred so often throughout the day. Without skipping a beat, my mother informed me that my cat... Read more

2023-06-13T22:41:24-04:00

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In Heaven and Earth….

Last updated on: June 13, 2023 at 10:41 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

The timeless line in which Shakespear’s Hamlet utters to Horatio that “there are more things in heaven and earth that are dreamt of in your philosophies”.. proves remarkably timeless and almost always true in our lives. Due to the notion of the Fall of Man, we can only experience God by circumstance, thru others, and in prayer. Otherwise he was an entity completely known, and immediately accessible, before man betrayed him in Paradise. This is not to say that God... Read more

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2022-12-29T14:27:31-05:00

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The Richest Man In Town

Last updated on: December 29, 2022 at 2:27 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

Money is a funny thing. Man is engrossed by it, romanced by it – and often motivated by it, whether by need or greed. Scriptures have at least an estimated 2.000 verses referencing money or possessions in the Bible. It’s obviously a necessity in most every economic system on earth, but can be used in sinister ways. Money- it’s also an onerous thing. The statement that “love of money is root of all evilness” is profoundly on target in... Read more

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“It’s a Winderful Life”

2024-01-15T10:05:35-05:00

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Archie- The Reluctant Baptist

Last updated on: January 15, 2024 at 10:05 am By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

It was a singular moment in television history, one etched in people’s minds for the unexpected poignancy of the simple scene. Archie Bunker had become one of America’s interests- if not some part of its very heart. The crusty but affable blue-collar character, with the seemingly myopic closed mind – suddenly drew millions that one night in February of 1976. Archie and Edith were beside themselves, as their children, Mike and Gloria had refused to let “religion” into their son’s... Read more

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2022-10-26T09:58:37-04:00

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The Bread of Life – Taste, Sound…

Last updated on: October 26, 2022 at 9:58 am By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

Conventional Christian Theology promulgates the doctrine that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, leaves us with a renewable and everlasting gift in the form of the Eucharist, the actual body of Christ (God). A gift to be renewed and given to mankind…over and over during the ‘Liturgy’ of the Mass and it’s related rubrics ….Holy Communion or Lord’s Supper celebrations. The word ‘liturgy’ (Leitourgia) stems from the Greek, literally meaning a publicly witnessed action. It merits pause to consider the... Read more

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2022-10-16T20:18:27-04:00

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“Our Lesser Brethren” aka Georgy Boy

Last updated on: October 16, 2022 at 8:18 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

© St Francis of Assisi, the popular Italian patron Saint of Animals, once referred to God’s marvelous creatures as “our beloved lesser brothers…” I thought it was a marvelous notion, and a tip of the hat to the fact although they may not in some ways possess the cognitive abilities of man- they are sentient beings deserving of our love. Frequently referenced in scripture, Christ himself rode a donkey into Jerusalem, doves of life and peace showed Noah the way, and someday the... Read more

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2022-12-08T14:17:55-05:00

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Tender Mercies & The Grinch

Last updated on: December 8, 2022 at 2:17 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

Mercy comes in all sizes, and in that special year- such a grace reached “The Grinch” with heart rendering tenderness. The story of Dr Seuess’ ‘The Grinch’ has stolen peoples’ hearts for over 6 decades. The Grinch’s spirit, imbued deep within this green creature, as it is in all of God’s beings, needed others’ love to bring this spirit to its fullness. The ole’ Grinch was simply spiritually malnourished. He just needed some good medicine, mainly consisting of doses of... Read more

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2022-10-01T23:14:12-04:00

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Spiritual Triage by Pope Frances: Inoculating Indifference

Last updated on: October 1, 2022 at 11:14 pm By MichaelAngelo Massa J.D.

◊ When Pope Francis assumed the Papacy 10 years ago, he likewise euphemistically took on a practice typically reserved for health professionals, trauma surgeons in particular. Essentially, he undertook the role as Chair of the ‘Department of Health and Surgery’ at the Vatican. And not only for the Roman Catholic Church, but numerous other Christians and general believers in goodness who craved a sense of renewed faith and justice. Frances assumed the role of Chief Surgeon to the patient, the global... Read more

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