Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Tuesday ADD Irregulars, Dabblers & Devotees of the WSN and all other wandering souls that find there way here. IN Cath-O-land and much of Christianity the season of Lent is framed by practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. I thought I would look at all of those for a few days, I can't promise you were where my meandering thoughts will take you, but it be about as sincere and unfiltered as I can be.
Why pray?
Ultimately to open yourself up to God and to seek the presence and Person or Persons of God. Prayer as our conversation with God runs the full gambit of any other conversation we would have with a person with a few very important nuances, we are not telling God something He doesn't know and we are not trying in any manner to sway God's attitude to us. Prayer changes us, invites us and beckons us to draw closer to God.
Some fellow Disciples have had major problems when I tell them we are not trying to change God by our prayers, but rather ...
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
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