Copyright: Stephen McElligott Recently I sold my full frame camera to be able to buy Bus lessons. This has left me with the original camera my wife bought me and only one manual prime lens with a fixed focal length. Although the camera is on its last legs and the electronics in it going haywire, … Continue reading I Went For A Walk With My Camera Today
My temporary prayer table Me and my son love to play Chess. We've been passing the time in the current draconian lockdown keeping our brains busy with this ancient game. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the game, its main objective is to overpower your opponent in a fight for control. The main … Continue reading The Spiritual Life Is Much Like A Game Of Chess
Image by enriquelopezgarre from Pixabay I sat with my spiritual father today who discussed with me a quote on his calendar for the month of February. It was of St.John Chrysostom. In previous weeks we had discussed how St.John was a favorite Saint of mine so he felt it relevant to give me the quote. … Continue reading After Thousands Of Years A Remarkable Discovery Has Been Made
All of us want to be able to peak behind the curtain don't we? Who is the man behind all of creation, how can we ever get to know him? Atheists and even Christians have so many questions as to how to better present proof for Gods existence. Some of the worlds greatest theologians have … Continue reading Proof For Gods Existence
5th millennium BC corpse discovered in Varna, Bulgaria Discovered in modern day Varna Bulgaria, this corpse dates back to the 5th millennium BC. It's being cited as a perfect example of the oldest known grave found with the most amount of gold buried with it. It is obvious this person was deemed important in the … Continue reading A Corpse Buried With The Oldest Jewellery In The World
Over the years I've had everyone ask me why it is I don't work or even volunteer for the Church or develop a faith based career. The reason for not doing voluntary work, and you may find this surprising, is that I don't get along with Catholics. I find them more difficult to live beside … Continue reading I Don’t Want To Work For The Catholic Church
Prayer is like Vitamin D, it's effective right away, but it has to build up in our system if we want to truly experience its powerful influence in our lives. There is the Vitamin D that keeps us physically healthy and lots of us are running to the Doctor concerned with our physical well being. … Continue reading Prayer And Vitamin D
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Today I saw a very unapologetic title for a book that popped up in my social media feed. I forget the author but the title read, "How to persuade anyone of anything". I laughed at how sometimes they make their goal to emotionally manipulate others so obvious. All of us … Continue reading How To Make Lots Of Friends In No Time At All
Copyright: Stephen McElligott I'm peering at the rain through my modern double glazed windows as it falls lightly upon the weather beaten grass in my backyard. throughout my thought process I wondered about all our ancestors generations before us. What were their struggles living in a culture then considered a modern world? Every era has … Continue reading Why Do We Feel Happier In The Wild?
Bit of a shocking headline but before you petition the Bishop to excommunicate me let me explain. Over a decade ago when I was a young many in my very early 20's I had a conversion. It rocked not just my world but of those of my family and the friends close to me. It … Continue reading Focus On Your Relationship With Christ Not Catholic Teaching
