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Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
09.16.2009
Knowledge to live by: Catholics don't actively seek trouble.
08.23.2009 - Welcome back to "A Catholics' Life and the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today's Gospel is John 6:60-69 and where Jesus is teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. Updated video of Needtobreathe's Washed by the Water video. NeedToBreathe Washed By the Water Live Studio B - October 02, 2008.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
08.23.2009
05.27.2009- Good Morning It is mid-week of the Seventh Week of Easter, and today's Gospel contains a prayer of Jesus to the Father in Heaven about his leaving the world in which He doesn't belong and leaving his faithful ones behind to remaining loyal and pass on the word of God until it is their time to leave the world. The is imgine is Jesus Prays for His Disciples by an unknown artist.
04.05.2009 – Good Morning and thank you for joining me on today day, which Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Even though, I listens to the mass every morning, I feel like a strangler here. My faith is not at jeopardy; still have a few more weeks of classes before I am out for the summer. Then I will spend more time on all my sites and do some serious writing. I will be venturing into fiction writing only. I have some wonderful ideas.
Although, I have suffered some difficult times during the last six months, but I feel blessed because the good Lord saw me through the dangers and disappointments and has kept my path straight and narrow.
I also am proud of my involvement with NoiseOff and as a group; we succeed into get and noise complaint form on the St. Petersburg Police Department’s web site. The form, Tone Down Violation Form, will make it easier to report people who violate the Florida’s Noise Law and the city’s ordinance. Getting this form was no easy task but because it will benefit everyone it was worth the effort and demands needed to achieve our goal.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
04.05.2009
04.04.2009 F.A.S.T. ALERT!! F.A.S.T. will hold its 2009 Nehemiah Action Meeting on Monday,April 20th, 7:00 PM at the Indian Rocks Baptist Church on Ulmerton Road. There weill be seating for 3100 people. Contact your parishs for further details and transportation information.
Added a special video from a new christian band BlueTree. TTo help spread the word about the band, they are letting people grab a free copy of their latest song God of this City to keep and share.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
04.04.2009
Good Sunday Everyone,
I have just drop in to sharing the following information.
Although I am knee deep in my studied and cannot devote as much time to updating my sites, I still keep myself informed of what is happening in the real world. This being the case, I found my in a predicament of fitting in time for the daily Mass. It is not always easy the read the Mass during at work, when studying for classes or just going about your daily routine of living.
Recently, this situation changed ,and I no longer have that worry because the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)have made it easier me and also for you to receive the Mass.
Now you subscribe for Daily Mass Readings Podcast, if you are like me, you can listen to the Mass every morning before going to work or any time of the day by going to the USCCB's web site and clicking on the AUDIO button ON THE USCCB homepage, and as always, you can read the Mass online. You can also read and subscribe the Catholic News, read the latest Movies review, and if you want to know more about or just unsure about a certain Scripture Reading, Psalm, or Proverb in the Bible, or you want to know more about Catechism, it is there online along with many other valuable Christian reference links.
I can truly tell you that for me listening to the Mass each morning before leaving the house day is a God send. My whole perception of the day is spiritually uplifted. What a great way to start the day.
Thank you USCCB.
God Bless,
Evelyn
02.15.2009
P. S. I will return with regular updates in the Spring.
Hello Everyone,
I must now temporarily stop posting until my semester ends at USF. If you did not know it, I am a creative write major and my classes are occupying my time with a great deal of reading and writing. However, I will still be keeps on with the current events
God Bless and I will see you in the spring.
Evelyn
01.18.2009
01.04.209 - Good morning, and thank you for joining me for this Epiphany of the Lord. Today’s Gospel, Matthew 2:1-12, retells the story of the three magi or Kings from the corners of the earth, followed the star of David to Bethlehem to pay tribute to the baby Jesus and present him with sacred gift. Scholars have always believed that these gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh each have a significant meaning. Gold was thought of a gift fit for a King (the celebration of the Jesus’ birth), Frankincense was ritually burnt in worship for God (a show of faith in the fact that Jesus was the foretold Redeemer, and Myrrh was thought of a sign of mortal humanness and used ritually to bury the dead (an offering foreshadowing the Jesus death). The story also retells the Magi encounter with Herod, fears of an old prophecy, and his plans to destroy the infant Jesus once he learn from the Magi of his whereabouts.
Today is the Feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821). Mother Seton is one of the keystones of the American Catholic Church. She founded the first American religious community for women, the Sisters of Charity. She opened the first American parish school and established the first American Catholic orphanage. All this she did in the span of 46 years while raising her five children. To learn more about St. Seton go to Amercian Catholic.Org, Saint of the Day.
These update will continue to be too irregular, as I will be returning soon.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
01.04.2009
11.29.2008 -This Sunday marks the first Sunday in Advent, and the time when all Catholics set out their Advent wreaths and light the first of four candles. As with last year Advent's season, I will post artwork that reflects this new holy season. I hope enjoy it and the upcoming holidays as well.
Today's First Reading Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 the twelve tribes have been wandering. They are praying to God to forgive their sins and not to abandon them in the desert any longer.
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For those of you who missed it last year, I have added a special section to honor St. Nicholas whose feast day is next Saturday, December 6th. St. Nicholas was a Catholic Bishop in
I added two more links. The first is of celebrated author, Anne Rice. The second is that of music man, Steve Curtis Chapman.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
11.29.08
10.25.2008 – REMINDER! F.AS.T Annual Rally this Monday night (October 27, 2008) at
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
10.25.2008
09.24.2008 - As a active member of F.A.S.T. (Faith and Action for Strength Together), I have posted its official parent site for those wanting to know more about our mission. F.AS.T. is part of the D.A.R.T. Center (Direct Action and Training Center), which is a national organization.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
09.24.2008
09.16.2008 - As I have returned to the University of South Florida to finish my writing degree, this site will be not be updated until further notice. I will miss sharing my weekly journey into faith with you each Sunday, and I am looking forward to the time when I can devote more time to these pages again. In the meantime, feel free to search these pages and please visit the great sites I have featured on it as well as my sponsors.
Until next time,
Peace and Love,
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
09.16.2008
09.02.2008 - I want to thank Johnny V for his station new banner, which I have made into a neat little icon with a link to 101QFL. Check out their new site and feel free email Johnny V and/or write him a line of two at Twitter.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
09.02.2008
08.30.2008 – Good morning, and Happy Labor Day weekend to everyone. It is my fond wish for those traveling to various parts of the country or around the world that your journey will be a safe and Christ filled one. Thank you for joining me on this Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Ted Larson will resume work on his Life of Christ series this September. According to Ted, his biggest challenge has been trying to select which stories to portray.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
08.30.2008
08.24.2008 - Good afternoon and thank you for joining me for this Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time of the Sunday mass. Life for me is beginning to regaining some structure after setting up a single household. Although I still a married person for the time being for all intents and purpose I have begun the process of living a single person. I have returned to church today and glad of it and soon other aspects of my life will fall into place as I return to school to finish my writing degree and continue the volunteer portion of my life. All in all God has blest me a lot latest and I am grateful of his intervention in keeping me on his path.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
08.24.2008
08.17.2008 - Good Morning. It takes a while to reorganize oneself after moving to a new location, and when you run several websites alone as I do the process of keeping them up to date tends to suffer. However, the move is complete and I am back to the joy of share my faith with you. So I thank you for your faithfulness as readers of my and for given to me by those I promote on these page.
I want to acknowledge EWTN Catholic Television for their trust in me and thank them for the new “Wings” banner. I have watched the EWTN programming for several years now. As many Catholic know, Mother Angelica began EWTN television twenty-seven years ago on August 15, 1981 to meet the need for a more direct and positive way to share and to spread good news to God’s faithful.
As an adult Catholic, I lack much of the Catholic teachings of most “Cradle Catholics” who have stayed with the church all their lives because I was removed from the church influence as a child. The financial and social problems of the time (50s – 60s) caused my parents to drift farther and farther away from the faith to find better jobs that required long hours and what seems like eight days shifts. This left an aching hole in my faith and seemly my soul. However, as an adult who had spent years drifting from faith to faith seeking to fill that hole, I was gladden when I stumbled upon EWTN. I started by watching EWTN daily mass and then slowly began to touch on the other programs until I realized that I was reconnecting with my childhood faith and so joined my local parish (Blessed Trinity)and later its RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program, where I have found friendship, love, and peace in my beliefs that I could not find elsewhere.
Thank you for joining me to celebrate today’s mass for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
08.17.2008
08.09.2009 - Hello Everyone! No, I did not fall off the face of the earth. I was moving to a new location these past couple of weeks. My new place is just my size and I have nearly completed putting things where I want them. This is a life changing move where my spouse and I are no longer together, and I am the happier for it. Anyway, I will be updating all my web sites in the next few days, and everything should be running normal by next weekend.
Peace,
Evelyn
08.09.2009
P. S. My email box is a holy terror. :)
07.20.08 - Good morning and thank you for joning me in celebrating this Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today Gospel is forus on the wisdom, mercy, and justice of God on the repentance, which Jesus relates in parables to the faithful gathered around him.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
07.20.08
07.13.08 – Good afternoon and welcome to this Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. As I will be preparing for moving my sites will suffer from the lack of attention. However, stay with me as I will do updates. However not at timely as I would like. While my move is complete, I will get back on a regular schedule.
God Bless!
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
07.13.08
07.08.08 - As promised, I have interviewed Johnny V, a former announcer of radio Spirit FM 90.5, and who just before Christmas returned to the northern state of Illinois to become the afternoon host and program director on 101 QFL -100.9 FM radio. “Johnny V - The Boy, The Man, and The D.J.”
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
07.08.08
07.06.08 – Good morning. Thank you for joining me on the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today’s scripture’ readings centers on casting away things and thoughts that separate us from coming to the Father. Things and thoughts that are of the flesh and which hungers for this world and is the cause of man’s failings, despair and eventual lost of faith. Jesus wants us to cast away all that interferes or stops us from seeing and grasping the hand of promise and hope that is His.
The above is Lifestyle of the Flesh and Spirit, album cover from C.L Ryderz' Audio CD released in 2005. I selected it because it emhazies today's second scripture reading, Romans 8:9, 11-13. I do not know much about this singer group . Only that they are said to be a cross between rap/gospel, and that they minister to the "churchless". C. L . Ryderz record under their own label.
07.06.07
06.09.08 - Good morning fellow Christians. On this day, we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. In today’s gospel Jesus lets it be known that of all the apostles He has chosen Peter to build His church. This act made Peter the first Pope in the Catholic tradition.
06.22.08 - Hello and welcome to this Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Stick around. Check out the artists and the artwork, and by all means visit of our sponsors pages.
On Monday June 16th at Mt
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
06.22.08
06.15.08 – Thanks you for joining me on this Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today Gospel, Matthew 9:36—10:8, Jesus speaks to his twelve disciples before sending them out to gather the lost followers of
Like the twelve disciples, Jesus needs us to be gatherers men also. He needs us to help the lost, the lowly, and sick of his flock and bring help bring to them to true knowledge of His teachings and commandments. This can entails gilding them to places of safety for a plate of food, some clothing, a place of shelter, while seeking much needed employment.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
06.15.08
06.08.08- Welcome and thank you for joining me on this Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today’s readings and gospel centers around the promises made by God to his faithful followers and the blessedness we all share in by simply remaining faithful in our beliefs and Christian deeds.
Coming Soon! An interview with Christian radio D.J. Johnny V of 101QFL Positive Hit Radio!
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
06.08.08
06.01.08 - Welcome to this Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Today’s Gospel in Matthew 7:21-27 speaks of living one life with false ideas and false beliefs. Jesus compares the lack of faith to a foolish man building his house unstable soil to a man of wisdom who will only build his house on solid foundation. At one time or another, we in our faith are like those two houses. The strength of our faith at any given time or moment is reflected in how we treat our family, friends, neighbors, and our community as a whole. Nevertheless, Jesus is stating we must strive to be stable in our faith and to continue to seek guidance through His teachings.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
06.01.08
05.29.08 - Welcome and thank you for joining me. I don’t usually post during midweek, but I wanted to share a song with you. I heard it first on Spirit FM 90.5, and each time was played, I would clapped my hands, stomped my feet, and generally hum or sing along.
Yet, my most memorable moment with this song is when I heard it sang during a FAST rally. I was absolutely awed by its power to get some 2000 plus representatives from the Catholics, the Protestants, and the Jewish religions up and singing along. It was an impressive show of unity.
But I have said enough. So, I give you "Washed by the Water" by Needtobreath. I believe as the song’s popularity rises, it will go down in music history as one of their most inspiring.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
05.29.08
05.25.08 - Thank you for joining me on this day of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The drawing about is what I believe to be a truly beautiful attempt by the unknown artist to express the purity and spirituality of Jesus in this portrait. In doing so the artist revealed the purity of his/her own soul. Although this portrait entitled, "Jesus Christ", is on a poster card, it reflects the true spirit of Christian belief. Another pleasing aspect of the drawing is the illusion that Jesus’ eyes might be open. They aren’t but they have a depth of shadowing that is alluding. All Posters.
P. S. I am late with today's weekly update because I accidently hit the system reset button on my computer. Any IT tech can tell you about the amount of time it takes to restore all files and programs that did not come with the computer but were deleted during the reset. However, and luckly for me, I had all that I needed to restore everything. Although my computer is runs better now, but I would not recommend that anyone hit their system reset button needlessly.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
05.25.08
05.18.2008 - Good morning and thank you for joining me on this day of The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
05.18.08
05.11.08 – Good morning. Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. This Sunday marks the day the Christ made he appearance to the disciples. For the disciples the appearance of Christ in their locked room was one of surprise, doubt, and final acceptance that He who had entered without force and bore the wounds of the crucified was no other but the Risen Christ.
“Christ came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
05.11.08
05.04.08 - Hello and welcome fellow chrsitians. Thank you for joinings me on this
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
05.04.08
04.27.08 - Good morning. Thank you for joining me for this Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
04.27.08
04.20.08 - Hello and welcome to this Fifth Sunday of Easter. Today' s Gospel is John 14:1-12. In it, Jesus speaks of preparing the way for the faithful to follow Him into Heaven and that to know and have faith in Him is to possess the same knowledge and faith in the Father (God). He also proclaims that in true faith there is no room for doubt.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
04.20.08
04.13.08 - Good afternoon, and thank you for joining me for this Fourth Sunday of Easter. Today Gospel, John 10:1-10, tell us that the only way to heaven is through Jesus Himself. Jesus is the narrow gate in whom path us attempt to follow each day of our Christian lives. There is no other path to heaven except through a life in Christ. Those others may take the wider roads like thieves and robbers; they are those who “climbs over elsewhere” in the attempt to reach their goals. Yet, they fail to do so because Jesus, the gatekeeper, awaits all who seek entry on judgment day. The roads of the thieves and robbers are too broad and break off into too many perilous paths. Only in Jesus, will we find true redemption and only in true repentant of the heart will we pass through the gate of heaven.
The above “Psalm 23” is original artwork created by me that took about a year to complete. To see it in its original size click the titlee.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
04.13.08
The second gathering of FAST is Monday, April 7, 2008. Those wanting to carpool from Blessed Trinity Catholic church must be at the parking lot no later than 5:30 PM. For more details, call the parish at 727-867-3663.
03.24.08 – There are times when man must admit that technology is a crutch, and when computers bog down seemly without reason life appears to be on standby, until the solution to bogging is found. And so, dear readers, this was the case with me and my inferno machine this weekend. However, I have prevailed, and I beg your forgiveness for the tardiness of this Easter Sunday's entries.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
03.04.08
03.17.08 - Welcome and thank you for joining me. This morning we are celebrating “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion’ our gospels reading are from Matthew 21:1-11 and Matthew 26:14—27:66. These reading transverse the Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem on an donkey, the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot, the denials of Peter, Jesus’ arrest, trial and the bloody lashing under the commands of Pontius Pilate, the mocking by Herod and Pilates’ soldiers, and finally the crucifixion of Jesus and the securing of his tomb.
Digital artist Ted Larson has completed his Ezekiel series and will be updating his Zechariah series this spring and summer. He plans to start his Gospel series late this summer or in the fall,
03.17.08
In today’s gospel we are reintroduces to Lazarus from the village Bethany. As we follow the story, we learn that Mary and her sister Martha, who are also the sisters of Lazarus, have sent for Jesus to save their dying brother. The sisters wish for Jesus to hurry because they fear their brother’s death is very near.
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
03.01.08 - Welcome friend to “A Catholic’s Life” homepage and this Fourth Sunday of Lent.
12.24.08 - Good morning and thank you for joining me for week "Third Week of Lent". Today, I have added information about the Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica exhibit at the Florida International Museum here in St. Petersburg, FL to the "News Page" and the "Upcoming Events in Tampabay" section on the left sidebar, as well as a direct link to Catholic TV.Org, which for more than fifty years has provided quality programming for the Catholic community here in the United States and in Canada. Catholic TV is the place for watching streaming broadcasts of religious, inspirational and educational programs 24-hours a day to which many are live broadcasts.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
02.16.08
02.17.08 - Welcome to this Second Week of Lent. Today we celebrate the Transfiguration of Christ, which is the account of Jesus metamorphosis upon a mountain after his resurrection into a fully divine being.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
02.16.08
02.010.08 - Good morning, and welcome to “A Catholic’s Life.” Today marks the First Sunday of Lent 2008. It is the time where we Catholics reaffirm our faith in Our Lord God, Jesus Christ by refraining from sin or for those of us without sin some item precious to us for the duration of this season.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
02.09.08
Below is Saint Francis' prayer, which is normally prayed before the cross.
St. Francis’ Prayer Before the Crucifix
Most High glorious God,
enlighten the darkness
of my heart.
Give me right faith,
sure hope
and perfect charity.
Fill me with understanding
and knowledge that I may fulfill
your command.
01.27.08 -Hello and welcome to the week’s presentation of the “Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.” In this week’s mass we celebrate Jesus selection of Simon and Andrews , the fishermen as his disciples. HE said to them back then “Come, follower me”, and without fully understanding the man (our Lord), and without knowing what the future would hold for them the two men followed HIM. Could we as Christian today say that we could do the same if Jesus were here? Yet, HE does already. Each and everyday, in our mass, our personal relationship, and in our daily walks through life with people we encounter Jesus asks that we follow Him by example and by reflection of our Christian faith in HIM. Moreover, in answer and though at time it seems a hard task, we follow.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
01.05.08
Hello and Merry Christmas to all my readers. I have updated this site to reflect and celebrate Christmas Day. I have also added the "The Nativity of the Lord" mass, and the long awaited interview with artist, Ted Larson. The interview is located in the section entitled, "Ted Larson: An Interview" on the right of this page. There is also a Christmas story called "Remember My Birthday" by an unknown writer, but summited by Wayne and located under the Special Articles section.
Hello and Happy Holidays to all my readers. I have added a new link. Among our sponsors I have discovered a very interesting website, called 4Marks. 4Marks is a social network for connecting Catholics, who with the used of virtual connections cultivate real world relationships, which includes the promoting of member-initiated events across the country and these events spawns new and lasting friendships, relationships and marriages.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
12.24.07
Ted Larson has just completed his 3D CAD model of Ezekiel’s temple. According to Ted, it has been a big project and starting this coming January, he will update his Zechariah series and after that project beginning more on his “Life of Christ” series. One of his major goals for the New Year is to devote more time on the synthesis of the four Gospels.
Ted is a member of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle. His pastor is Mark Driscoll, who is a very talented young Pastor leading of a five- service multi-campus congregation.
Coming up next: An interview with Ted Larson.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
12.23.07
On this Third Sunday of Advent I want to introduce you to the portrait above, which is a modern rendition of Giusto De' Menabuoi 1376 Fresco, “John the Baptist in Prison” done me. A copy of Giusto's original is posted on "The Mass" section of this website.
Also check out the "Featured Film of the Month" section. There is a brief article on New Line 2006 - The Nativity Story and the new Veggie Tales movie:The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything".
Check out expressionistic digital web artist, Ted Larson, and his interpretation of the king of the lies, “Abaddon", from Revelation 9:11 within the Bible. To view more about Mr. Larson increditable web art see our "Bridging Faith Through Art" section. For more information about this wonderful artist and purchase information of any one painting or a series of painting on CD, follow the links below.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
12.16.07
This morning marks the first Sunday in Advent, and the time when all Catholics set out their Advent wreaths and light the first of four candles. As with last year Advent's season, I will post artwork that reflects this new holy season. I hope enjoy it and the upcoming holidays as well.
Today's First Reading - Isaiah 2:1-5 speaks of casting away our old selves and our sins and clocking ourselves in Jesus' ways. The reading also speaks of remolding weapons of war (items that bring death) into productive instruments useful in farming (items that used for the continuation of life).
This link Beat swords into plowshares explains why turning from our destructive lifestyles and just how the verse have become a common saying in everyday language.
All older Mass Readings were moved to the old "A Catholic's Life" Archive site. You will find a link to the site on the link page of this new site.
Thank you.
Evelyn F. Altheimer-Fain
12.08.07
Digital Art by Ted Larson
Introducing expressionistic digital web artist, Ted Larson, and his interpretation of the king of the lies, “Abaddon", from Revelation 9:11 within the Bible. To view more about Mr. Larson increditable web art see our "Bridging Faith Through Art" section. For more information about this wonderful artist and purchase information of any one painting or a series of painting on CD, follow the links below.
Website address: Digital Art by Ted Larson
Email Address: theoson@earthlink.net