Monthly Archives: April 2025

Resurrection Day 2025

Resurrection Day 2025by Michael DoyleMy youngest daughter worries too much about perfectionBut I tell her it’s all about the right directionWe can’t worry about yesterday or tomorrowToday’s our day to walk in God’s grace, not sorrowThe pages read are meant … Continue reading

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Have A Blessed Easter 2025!!

Though our struggles are many, these do not exceed God’s blessings and love for us all. May there be peace and joy in the lives of every reader of this blog, and indeed for all of humanity. Let’s invoke hope … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: There Is No Saint Without A Past, No Sinner Without A Future

“There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.” – Saint Augustine

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First Principles: If Christ Is In You, Though the Body Is Dead Because of Sin, Yet the Spirit Is Alive Because of Righteousness

“If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.” – Romans 8:10

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Goodbye Pax Americana

Goodbye Pax Americana by Michael DoyleAt war’s end and freed from fascism Europe breathed with American optimismBarbarism had been thoroughly defeatedAnd a brave new world was timidly greetedThe Marshall Plan was the discoveryThat would lead to economic recoveryIt was a … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: One Cannot and Must Not Try To Erase the Past Merely Because It Does Not Fit the Present

“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.” – Golda Meir

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First Principles: The Person Who Deserves Most Pity Is A Lonesome One On A Rainy Day Who Doesn’t Know How To Read

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Born To Praise

Born To Praiseby Michael DoyleThroughout all of my daysI was born to praiseWhen I’m looking for peace, I find itIn all the hidden bitsEvery moment, I’m gratefulAlways knowing the Lord is faithfulThrough this, I’m righteously ableTo do my part as … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: If We Don’t Believe In Free Expression For People We Despise, We Don’t Believe In It At All

“If we don’t believe in free expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” – Noam Chomsky

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First Principles: America Will Never Be Destroyed From the Outside. If We Falter And Lose Our Freedoms, It will Because We Destroyed Ourselves

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.’ – Abraham Lincoln

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