Tag Archives: Catholicism

Ok Facebook Users, Here’s My Pet Peeve

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I will obey most orders, if the person giving the order is a supervisor at work, my priest (who somehow makes it impossible to say no), my father when he was alive and…..that’s about it. What I flat out refuse … Continue reading →

Posted in social media | Tagged blogging, Catholicism, facebook, Humor, pets, politics, religion, social media, Technology | 36 Comments

October 13, 1917 Fátima, Portugal

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Barb Knowles

In 1916, 100 years ago, 3 small shepherd children in the tiny town of Aljustrel, Portugal had the job of taking care of the sheep for their poor families. Aljustrel, a half-mile from Fátima, was a rural community set in … Continue reading →

Posted in religion | Tagged assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II, Catholicism, Consecration of Russia, Fatima, Jacinta and Francisco Martos, Lucia dos Santos, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of the Rosary, pilgrimages, Pope John Paul II, Portugal, religion, rosary, Russia, shrines | Leave a comment

Billboards and Catholics

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Did you know that no longer do people put billboards up with a bucket of glue, a brush and paper? I kid you not. I don’t know when it became an automatic thing. Techno-billboards. At any rate, almost every day … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged billboards, blogs, Catholicism, church, culture, holy spirit, Honda, Humor, Mass, religion, Roman Catholic, signs, spirit, welcome, welcome home | 7 Comments

Neither Jesus Nor Rabbits Lay Colored Eggs

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Barb Knowles

What a strange holiday this is in the United States. I’m hoping that my friends and readers from other countries can tell me how you celebrate Easter. I have done absolutely no research on this. This is just an opinion … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Catholicism, Christians, church, culture, Easter, Easter bunny, Easter eggs, Jesus, opinion, pagan, rabbits, secular, springtime | 35 Comments

I Can’t Get Catholicism Out Of My System

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Barb Knowles

It wasn’t until I started writing that I realized how much my Catholic upbringing is part of my story. If you had asked me a while ago, I would have replied that I was raised Catholic, but my current beliefs … Continue reading →

Posted in religion | Tagged angels, baptism, blogs, Catholic, Catholicism, Episcopalian, heaven, memoir, Pope Francis, religion, rosary beads, spirituality | 29 Comments

A Story of Prayer

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Religion is contentious and comforting at the same time. But what is at the core? A belief in a higher power and the role that this higher power has in our lives, in the lives of others, the role it … Continue reading →

Posted in religion | Tagged angels, Catholicism, confession, culture, Episcopalian, faith, God, kichwa, mother teresa, opinion, prayer, religion, rosary, serenity prayer, sobriety | 10 Comments

My Conflict With Religion

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Barb Knowles

Religion used to be a definitive part of my life. I was following the rules or I wasn’t. I was accepting God’s love or I wasn’t. I was respectful to people of all religions. My religion wasn’t worse or better … Continue reading →

Posted in religion | Tagged alaska, Catholicism, christianity, culture, ecuador, heaven, inuit, judaism, kichwa, lifestyle, religion, respect, Russian Orthodox, Seder, spirituality | 8 Comments