Fun Young and Still Catholic

    I really think I am going to wean off television. I don't watch that much of it but in the evenings before my husband and I retire for the night, we watch some history shows or old reruns of shows that make us laugh, because none of the new shows make us laugh.    But it is really getting depressing watching the commercials that come on no matter which channel we watch.  Drugs to make you feel happy, younger, have better hair, more hair, softer skin. Then there are the drugs to make us happy because we're supposed to be happy all the time... drugs to help us stay young because of course we need to run marathons in our fifties... and then of course is the beauty look that all women are SUPPOSED to look by using fillers, botox, lifters and whatever else kind of false promises that commercials are selling.    I'm tired of that.   I just want to be calm, enjoy a peaceful evening with my husband and not have my always present worry alarm going...

     So not so young but young at heart and always looking for adventure whether that is writing stories or teaching martial arts to students who are young enough to be my grandkids,  I love helping all of us on our faith journey and as I stumble along on my own I hope to not only learn from my mistakes but help others too.   In the words of a very wise, very Irish priest, "Aye, life can be a bummer sometimes," yes life can be a bummer sometimes, but as I read and discover writings of Chesterton, Sheen, Lewis, and so many more, I realize I'm not the first to have bummers happen in life. None of us are, but a wise quote from Bishop Fulton Sheen stopped me in my tracks not too long ago when he said, " No one else but I am in exactly these circumstances; no one   else has to carry the same burden, whether it be sickness, the death of a loved one, or some other adversity. Nothing is more individually tailored to our spiritual needs than the Now moment; for th...