Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Saturday ADD Irregulars and all visitors to the WSN that is Padre's. I attended a wonderful Meet & Greet with new parishioners last night in our narthex and had a great time meeting them and visiting with our Welcoming Committee. It was a long and tiring day, but it was the best kind of tired, getting engage and involved with the people I love. Both on-line and in the flesh.
Yesterday Morning a parishioner, Mark, dropped off the following for me and it resonated with my soul about being a pastor. Apparently he adapted it from the Navy's Seal creed or some similar statement. I found the link below for the Seals and include the photo that Mark gave me. I am so humbled in my service.
Our spiritual battle as Disciples of the Master is threefold. I 'll write more on this later. The battle with self and personal conversion. The battle with the world and discerning a path of engagement while avoiding the traps and pitfalls and finally a battle with ...
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM (CST)
Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
Coffee Talk - Daily beginning at 6:00 AM Central Time Zone - USA
White Pilled Wednesday - A break from the heaviness of news and current events to focus upon things more personal & positive for the first hour of Coffee Talk.
Afternoon Chats - Most Tuesday, Friday & Sundays 2:00 PM Central
Other chats as posted in the community.
