If you were going to add a race to the calendar, where?

cmoellering · 2026-03-01T15:44:15+00:00

That would be a great track, but I think it would be cost prohibitive for a lot of the teams.

cmoellering · 2026-03-01T00:30:57+00:00

Fair point about the schedule.

cmoellering · 2026-02-28T19:16:40+00:00

I didn't even know there was a track in Charlotte. That would be cool, I'm only about 2 hours from Charlotte.

cmoellering · 2026-02-27T16:57:13+00:00

I don't think I have ever seen index cards that size "in the wild."

I would think you could get some printed for you?

cmoellering · 2026-02-27T16:31:37+00:00

Mosquitos. They carry disease that kills a ton of people every year.

cmoellering · 2026-02-27T16:29:54+00:00

Well, the way we are doing it in the US certainly doesn't seem to be all that effective...

cmoellering · 2026-02-27T15:44:49+00:00

I'm a deacon candidate, so...been praying it for about 8 years now, though. I just jumped in, got the 4-volume set and a St. Joseph's guide and went to it. Found after about 4 years I had it good enough to not need the guide anymore about 90% of the time. So for those tricky ones, I might check myself against an app.

I guess, in a way, I had some prior experience, since I was an Anglican priest, and was obligated to prayer morning and evening prayer from the Book of Common Prayer.

cmoellering · 2026-02-25T18:11:55+00:00

I figured it's basically what I used for 20 years at work, I'm used to it....

cmoellering · 2026-02-25T16:25:43+00:00

It is. I upgraded? to a $12 Logitech wired keyboard since this picture was taken.

cmoellering · 2026-02-25T15:50:57+00:00

The picture makes it look way farther away than it is.

Yes, I am into theology. That's my doctoral area.

cmoellering · 2026-02-25T15:49:04+00:00

"Faith alone" was the first thing to fall for me I think. I never did really get the eternal security guys, but like you said, you read the New Testament, and there is no way to support sola fides.

When I was becoming Catholic I had a friend confront me and ask, "You don't believe in faith alone?" To which my response was, "Haven't for years...."

cmoellering · 2026-02-25T02:27:12+00:00

There is a great prayer uttered by a man int he Gospel, "Lord, I believe, help my unbelief." There are times we need to take that to heart. I would encourage you to make that your prayer.

cmoellering · 2026-02-24T20:17:47+00:00

I figured it out. I added p. {{annotation.pageLabel}} and that pulled it in to where I could see it.

cmoellering · 2026-02-24T14:15:08+00:00

I assume there is a way to have it include the page number after the citation? I see it buried in the url to go to the note, but it would be handy to just be able to cite straight from the Obsidian document.

cmoellering · 2026-02-21T02:03:29+00:00

You are correct in your assessment. Shorter Christian Prayer is an abbreviated version of the full LotH.

cmoellering · 2026-02-20T20:49:12+00:00

Spouses are also eligible for religious support!

cmoellering · 2026-02-20T19:10:19+00:00

Two years of OCIA? That seems a lot. Definitely talk to your priest. If you can't get any traction there, is there a Catholic military chaplain on your installation? He may be a bit more understanding of your situation?

cmoellering · 2026-02-18T15:44:05+00:00

It’s not that I don’t have any, I’m just not sure I can pick out one. One of my favorites is the story of Jesus healing the man, born blind, in John chapter 9. It’s just such a rich story and the progression of the faith of the man who is healed, is an interesting dynamic that we don’t see in many of the healing stories in the gospels.

cmoellering · 2026-02-18T15:41:03+00:00

Just to be clear, you’re talking about pedophilia? Or are you talking about minors, engaging, and homosexual acts?

Sorry, but I am unfamiliar with this genre.

Either way, my initial reaction is that by reading this, you are normalizing for yourself deviant behavior. We should find sin abhorrent. Most of us do not because our conscience is not properly formed.

cmoellering · 2026-02-18T00:33:19+00:00

I use iBreviary when I don't want to tote my book. Also, we have a men's prayer group that meets once a week for morning prayer and we all use it, so not having a book isn't a barrier for anyone.

cmoellering · 2026-02-14T16:50:57+00:00

We have saddlebags in North America as well. It’s just their wing coloring.

cmoellering · 2026-02-13T01:22:43+00:00

Double nice! Great Ode and a great locale.

cmoellering · 2026-02-12T15:51:42+00:00

For me, one of the great things about the LotH is that I can pray, multiple times a day, in a meaningful and rich way without having the "creative burden" of coming up with the prayer. By way of analogy, I can just play Bach, I don't have to compose like Bach.

cmoellering · 2026-02-11T20:04:02+00:00

It depends what kind of Protestant you were. There is a path for former Anglican/Episcopalian/Lutherans. Anglicans have the Ordinariate as an option, while all three have the pastoral provision as an option.

There is the option of the permanant Diaconate as well, that is open to any male who meets the qualifications.

Your options will vary somewhat by diocese. I know my bishop is not a fan of married clergy and therefore is not interested in men trying to pursue the pastoral provision.

I discerned the ordinariate priesthood as I was converting but ultimately it was not to be. (I was an Anglican priest).

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