“Christ teaches we must live until we die and that means all hands in. Its a treacherous road at times, and sometimes we even make the road more difficult for ourselves like some kind of self sabotage.” MJM
Author: Melissa Moody
Music from of the weapons of criminals
Pedro Reyes of Mexico City recycles weapons — many of them seized from criminals — into musical instruments of what could be a post-Apocalyptic orchestra.
But that’s not all, he and his team pump out hard-driving Latin-flavored music with the new instruments that would sit comfortably in any playlist.
Pray and Work
“From a Christian standpoint, we believe that labor can be sanctified through our willingness to engage in it–and, in the process, we can grow in holiness.” – by Scott Richert
Prayer for Fidelity to Work
Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with gratitude and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop, by means of labor, the gifts received from God, disregarding difficulties and weariness; to work, above all, with purity of intention and with detachment from self, having always before my eyes death, and the account which I must render of time lost, of talents wasted, of good omitted, of vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God. All for Jesus, all for Mary, all after your example, patriarch Joseph. This will be my watchword in life and in death. Amen.
Art with your Cappuccino Anyone?
Courage and Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas said, “Let us also go to die with him” (John 11:16b).
Poor Thomas! He made one remark and has been branded as “Doubting Thomas” ever since. But if he doubted, he also believed. He made what is certainly the most explicit statement of faith in the New Testament: “My Lord and My God!” (see John 20:24-28) and, in so expressing his faith, gave Christians a prayer that will be said till the end of time. He also occasioned a compliment from Jesus to all later Christians: “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed” (John 20:29). 
Thomas should be known for his courage. Perhaps what he said was impetuous—since he ran, like the rest, at the showdown—but he can scarcely have been insincere when he expressed his willingness to die with Jesus. The occasion was when Jesus proposed to go to Bethany after Lazarus had died. Since Bethany was near Jerusalem, this meant walking into the very midst of his enemies and to almost certain death. Realizing this, Thomas said to the other apostles, “Let us also go to die with him” (John 11:16b).
Thomas shares the lot of Peter the impetuous, James and John, the “sons of thunder,” Philip and his foolish request to see the Father—indeed all the apostles in their weakness and lack of understanding. We must not exaggerate these facts, however, for Christ did not pick worthless men. But their human weakness again points up the fact that holiness is a gift of God, not a human creation; it is given to ordinary men and women with weaknesses; it is God who gradually transforms the weaknesses into the image of Christ, the courageous, trusting and loving one.
Ray Everitt – My Dad
Hopefully still living, my dad in South France singing scat on youtube (2010)….I’m flipping.- Found on Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, best known as the patron saint of lost items or people, wink 😉
Tribe Clothing and Inspiring People
Tr*be Clothing Co. was founded in December of 2011 by two brothers who decided that if someone would just take the time to look they would find enough (awesome) recycled clothing to start a company and sell them – a company whose sole purpose would be to make money in order to help the people in the world who are suffering and dying for lack of resources.
As young adults in America we have the most (and the best) clothes in the entire world. We believe, with your help, we can take those clothes and use them to feed the poor, bring clean water to the thirsty, and to free those who are under the bondage of slavery and oppression.
In a culture that seeks to downplay and ignore the daily struggle of those born into poverty – we hope you’ll take the road less traveled.