Tag Archives: religion

How We Define Ourselves

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Americans tend to take sides. Over everything. Sports. Politics. Race. Ethnicity. Religion. Food. Like baseball in New York. You’re either a Yankee fan or a Mets fan. And never the twain shall meet. If a Yankee fan marries a Mets … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Uncategorized | Tagged Christians, coffee, democrats, dunkin' donuts, Humor, jews, loyalty, Mets, muslims, politics, religion, republicans, sports, Starbucks, teams, Yankees | 49 Comments

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

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

Awards and Thanks

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Barb Knowles

I have been fortunate enough to be recognized by various bloggers for various awards recently. I’m very good about thanking them, but very bad about responding to them. And mostly for a horrible reason….I’m lazy. I get halfway through all … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Uncategorized | Tagged alcoholism, awards, bloggins, blogs, books, Humor, kichwa, movies, netflix, opinion, popular, religion, TEACHING, writing | 19 Comments

What else could go wrong…or God’s sense of humor.

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Barb Knowles

I’m writing this in the heat of passion. Before common sense kicks in. Before I can change my mind. Here goes……my higher power has a sense of humor. You know when someone says a joke and you are the brunt … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Uncategorized | Tagged chicken pox, Humor, opinion, prayer, religion, spiritual, TEACHING | 34 Comments