My Life, My Faith.. So Far


Image via Wikipedia As a youth I can remember my faith being a very important part of my life. I use to look forward to CCD class, I went to St. Brendan's in Detroit, and we would attend CCD after school. I would walk there from school than walk home. I loved the classes, I … Continue reading My Life, My Faith.. So Far

Did you know Maundy Thursday


Image via Wikipedia Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy … Continue reading Did you know Maundy Thursday

I Thirst


β€œI Thirst” Jesus spoke these worlds from the cross, but do you think Jesus really mean that he wanted a drink? In his hour of need to do think he was thinking about a nice cold glass of wine? I think not. The simple phrase holds more meaning than volumes of books, Jesus used the … Continue reading I Thirst

The Family Dynamic


Image by littledan77 via Flickr The family dynamic is a very complex thing, it offers great joy and great sorrow. People have write songs and preformed plays concerning the family. Most TV shows are based on the family dynamic and certainly we have read many many books on the topic. My family is no different, … Continue reading The Family Dynamic

Lenten Seeds


Image by P.C. Is2dnt via Flickr Michigan is a funny state, in a lot of ways. The weather here can change day to day, one day be in the 70’s the next in the 30’s, we cal this spring. Our political climate is about the same, we are, for the most part a conservative people, … Continue reading Lenten Seeds

Words of wisdom from Albert


Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. Albert Einstein Source: http://quotes4all.net/quote_941.html [Powered by QuotesPlugin v1.0 for Windows Live Writer]   Any one who has read my blog in the past knows I love Albert, and I love his wisdom. This is yet another great quote from … Continue reading Words of wisdom from Albert

Jesus as a tag line…


Each day we all need to make personal choices regarding how we choose to live out our faith. We choose how we are going to react to our kids in the morning or how we are going to respond to the driver who just cut us off on our way to work. We are bombarded … Continue reading Jesus as a tag line…

Back at it


It has been sometime for me to blog here on You Can Be New, the last posting was a found article I wanted to share, not truly my own work. I have started to blog again on my other site, STATIC Youth, and have really enjoyed the process. I forgot how much I enjoyed the … Continue reading Back at it

IS it to Far off?


The so called Health Care Bill is just one step in many that will turn our great country in to a Socialist State. Consider the following, the government owns or controls: General Motors Chrysler Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Financial Institutions Mortgage Institutions And now Health Care, and if you consider all the regulations they own … Continue reading IS it to Far off?

Interesting Facts


This blog really has nothing to do with the Catholic faith directly, but indirectly it should make a lot of Catholics uneasy and make them question their views. This information is taken from an article in the March 2010 edition of Townhall magazine, page 72-73. Title: The real Party of Civil Rights …Democrats claim to … Continue reading Interesting Facts