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The Fly Swatter

    Recently I was listening to a Catholic priest on a podcast discussing Jesus casting out a demon in someone. The demon spoke to Christ about knowing he was God among us, (Mathew 8:28-34). The priest continued connecting the dots that demons are among us daily.   It got me thinking about demons in me.   How can this be?   I try to live a good life, I try to do the right thing and be kind to my friends, family and others I encounter daily.   Demons in ME?????   There could not be any demons in me, surely, he was talking about those who have been arrested for murder and arson and adultery and violating all those other commandments.   But as I pondered those things it dawned on me sin is sin and the demons do not care as long as they accomplish their mission to turn our hearts away from God.    Have you ever been praying the Rosary and while moving through the Hail Mary’s other thoughts enter your mind like wondering what is for lun...

We all are in line

We live in a world where we line up for almost everything. Before the pandemic we gathered in many places. There are few activities that do not require our standing in a line. Almost always there is a cattle chute where we are conditioned to get in line. Much of the time it’s well ventilated or maybe even air conditioned. There are often conversations among those nearby. Subjects covered may be politics, religion, the economy, but more frequently it’s the safe topic of weather. Some settings even offer a big screen TV to view while waiting your turn. Sometimes we are given a “buzzer” that holds our place in line as we wait. Often, we have a basket, or a cart filled with goods for a clerk to count or scan our selections. There are those behind us waiting in the line for their turn with the clerk. We wait our turn in amusement parks, scared to death of the roller coaster, ballparks, field houses, and a host of other entertainment venues. We drive our cars up to the stop sign and again ...