Posts Tagged With: Psalm 51

Today’s find: Less of me

Posted on March 1, 2017 by John Schroeder

There’s a vile connection, I’ve noticed, between a certain pair of digital read-outs that are part of my daily routine.

Or perhaps it’s a ‘vital’ connection.

Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ash Wednesday, Bathroom scale, Lent, Lenten Practices, Psalm 51, Steadfast spirit, Steadfast Spirit 2013, treadmill

Today’s find: Ashes

Posted on February 10, 2016 by John Schroeder

‘Fished my wish’ at Mass this morning.
Some background: I was suitably amused the other day to discover @BillDonahy’s ‘Catholic Guide To Ashes’ on the Twittersphere. Tickled enough, in fact, to retweet his graphic – along with a note that I most often experience ‘The Blob’ when the ashes are imposed.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ash Wednesday, Ashes, Catholic Guide To Ashes, Lent, Lent 2016, Psalm 51, Steadfast spirit

Today’s find: Cellhouse Psalm

Posted on February 18, 2015 by John Schroeder

Every year on Ash Wednesday, we get reacquainted with the meaty portion of Psalm 51, proclaimed at Mass in response to the first reading.

It’s become a favorite of mine in the past couple of years—in no small part because Psalm 51 served as the trigger, more or less, for my blogs of found spirituality.

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