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| Everybody has a full stomach in this photo after Jaga’s delicious Thanksgiving meal. The turkey was very tender and juicy……just right. Jaga and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last August 13 when I was 50. From left to right are John Faro, Naomi (24), John Paul (29), Joseph (21), Jaga, Paul, Daniel Spiotta, and Stephanie (27). We have so much to be thankful for. |
Dear Extended Family and Friends:
It’s Thanksgiving Day and I’m thinking of
you. A Happy Thanksgiving to you
all! We have a lot to be thankful for
and among them is having you as our extended family. Whether this is a good year or not so good, you
still have many blessings to count.
Abraham Lincoln declared a national day of thanksgiving to God in the
midst of a bloody Civil War after the victory at Gettysburg. Some of you might enjoy the following article
of mine on Thanksgiving:
(197) PUT THANKS BACK INTO THANKSGIVING DAY:
History; Count Your Blessings Before Eating theTurkey
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/11/197put-thanks-back-into-thanksgiving.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/11/197put-thanks-back-into-thanksgiving.html
Loya
Wedding. We attended the beautiful wedding of Maria Loya and Johnathan
Desrosiers in the Byzantine Rite at the cathedral of Parma. Maria works in physical therapy and Johnathan
is in law enforcement. It was a beautiful
wedding in which her uncle Fr. Tom Loya married them while her father, Deacon
Greg and my brother, Deacon John assisted.
It was great seeing her grandmother Martuka, her Uncle Tim and Aunt
Barbara, and great Uncle Bob Foley.
Joseph came home from Ohio State (www.osu.edu) where he is a senior, majoring in
Computer Science & Engineering. He
has a marvelous opportunity to live with other Catholic students in community
as part of the St. Paul Outreach (www.spo.edu). The young men pray together and have their
meals together. They recruit students to
their Bible studies and Men’s Night. Joseph heads one of the Bible study groups. This past summer he worked as an intern
in software development at Wright State University for the U.S. Air Force. Recently he ran the marathon in Columbus and finished ahead of 2/3 of the participants.
John Paul, an Ave Maria University grad (www.avemaria.edu), where he ran track, continues to teach Math
at Faustina Academy High School in Dallas (https://faustinaacademy.com/). He’s a member of St.
Basil’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Dallas and is a member of their
choir. It’s gratifying that he’s
following our Byzantine Catholic heritage that his great grandfather, Fr.
Vladimir Mihalich handed down.
Stephanie, a Thomas Aquinas College grad (www.thomasaquinas.edu), continues to
teach at the Great Hearts Elementary Charter School (https://www.greatheartsamerica.org)
that builds their program around the great children’s books. She likes to run, especially when stressed out. While teaching at Great Hearts in Phoenix, she
met Daniel Spiotta, a Hillsdale
College grad (www.hillsdale.edu) who was
a Latin teacher. Today he is a brilliant
doctoral student in Literature, specializing in Shakespeare at the University
of Dallas, a Catholic institution. Interesting is that Hillsdale is so fiercely independent that it refuses all government aid to avoid being subject to government regulations and control. They both are very devout and try to
attend daily Mass.
Naomi
graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville (www.franciscan.edu) last year with a major
in Nursing. She didn’t want anybody from
rural Gallia County. So she accepted a
position at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh.
There she met John Faro, a
graduate from Pitt in Neuroscience and guess where he's from? You can take the girl out of Gallia County, but you can't take Gallia County out of the girl. He's a very intelligent and hard working student at the University of Cincinnati Medical School.
Naomi followed him to Cincinnati and accepted a position as a Labor and Delivery nurse at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, a dream fulfilled since Middle School. Everybody just assumed that they were going to live together. Naomi corrected them……”No we’re not.” Both Stephanie and Naomi are doing it the right way with their boy friends and we’re so proud of them. Today that’s counter cultural. Years ago cohabitation was scandalous; today it’s considered to be normal.
Jaga
teaches the First Communion class at St. Louis Catholic Church and was elected
to the parish council there. She has a
major role in the monthly soup kitchen supported by a few of the churches in
town. She’s also a member of the
Catholic Women’s Club.
As a team Jaga and Paul bring Holy Communion to the sick every Sunday, pray with them, and give moral support. We encourage them to trust in the Lord and to unite their crosses with the Lord's cross, offering it all to Him as a dynamic prayer for the conversion of sinners as Mary requested at Fatima, for the world, for the Church in crisis, and for their loved ones. Research shows that patients who spiritualize their suffering, do better. Then suffering has meaning and purpose, becoming productive and more bearable. See http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2014/02/133-lourdes-and-world-day-of-sick.html. We are advisers for the Catholic Newman Club at the University of Rio Grande. It’s struggling now since our society has become more and more secular and indifferent to religion. See (93) The Newman Club (Center) A Catholic Presence on the Secular Campus http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-newman-clubcenter-catholic-presence.html. We both helped to found a monthly free clinic staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses for the uninsured poor, but after nine years Obamacare put us out of business. If Big Government can “afford” to pay, so be it. When individuals and the community does the work, it’s so much more efficient. With a Big Government bureaucracies it’s often a case of giving without love and care without concern.
Paul.
I help out with the Confirmation class at church and am active in the
Knights of Columbus. After being their
treasurer for two years, I’m their public relations guy and I write up a
newsletter every month. I continue on
the Steering Committee of the annual Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal. I still write my blog of one or two articles
a month. The complete list is in the right column of the blog and by subject and link in the appendix.
Every year in
January, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in
1973, I participate with about 300,000 other pilgrims in the March for Life in
Washington. See details at http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2018/02/203-diversity-as-east-meets-west-at.html.
In the past we've had all kinds of bad weather.......rain, sleet, snow, and
bitter cold, including being stuck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for 18
hours. But the weather for the 2018 March was absolutely beautiful.
I usually devote a blog for each March. On the eve of the March there's a standing room
only crowd for a Mass at the huge Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The
fellowship is always great. During a
break I meet with my godson, Danny Turk in the Archives Building.
I tagged along with Dr. Sam Wilson’s History field trip to Virginia (a couple of hours out of Washington) in April. It included Monticello (home of Thomas Jefferson - https://www.monticello.org), Montpelier (home of James Madison - http://www.montpelier.org), the Woodrow Wilson Library (his boyhood home - https://www.woodrowwilson.org), and American Shakespeare Center (https://www.woodrowwilson.org) in Staunton. The latter has an authentic reproduction of a Shakespearean theater. We saw the “Taming of the Shrew”. Part of the audience sits on stage. This trip inspired me to write the followed article: (207) THE FOUNDING AMERICAN IDEALS & RIGHTS BETRAYED: FROM SLAVERY TO ABORTION. May we make the ideals of our founding fathers a reality in our businesses, communities, and ultimately in our nation. http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2018/04/207-founding-american-ideals-rights.html. 
Naomi & John Faro in a dead heat. See the Appendix for more photos.
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| Champions: Paul, Naomi, Jaga, and Joseph. |
Stephanie
and Daniel were engaged on June 9,
the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
He went the traditional route and asked me for her hand in
marriage. I replied: “She’s not mine to
give, but I entrust her to you”. They
call it a betrothal and their pastor blessed it in a beautiful ceremony at
Mater Dei Church in which the Masses and devotions are in Latin. That was followed by an engagement party.
Daniel is a convert to the Catholic faith for a few years now, a very exemplary one, really a super convert who puts us cradle Catholics to shame. One priest observed that the best Catholics are converts because they discovered the faith and thus appreciate it more. They don’t take the faith for granted as we cradle Catholics tend to do. Converts, such as John Henry Cardinal Newman and Scott Hahn, pursued the truth and had the integrity to follow it to wherever it led to the point of being ostracized by their families, friends, and colleagues. Often they lost prestigious positions as a result.
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| Stephanie and Daniel are betrothed to each other at Mater Dei Church, Dallas. |
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Daniel and Stephanie’s engagement picnic.
Daniel’s
Aunt Diane Spiotta organized a bridal shower for
Stephanie at
the home of his parents. Jaga, Kathleen,
and Michelle on my side; Justina and Kalina on Jaga’s side attended. So
Polish and English both were spoken at the gathering. Meanwhile, the men had a stag steak cookout
with Daniel, his father, and uncles at the home of his Uncle Mark Spiotta. I tagged along for the ride. Daniel has a wonderful family and they made
us feel so comfortable with them. It will be a joy to share grandchildren
with them.
Stephanie
and Daniel will be married on December 29 at traditional Mater Dei Church in Dallas, Texas. The Nuptial Mass will be in Latin.
Please keep us up to date on your
extended family by marriage and comments at my primary e-mail address paulrsebastian@yahoo.com. Keeping in touch would make the Mihalich
girls (my mother and her four sisters) and their parents very happy. They
did a wonderful job in keeping our extended family together. Then only my mom was left and now it's up to us to
carry the baton to the next generation that would always stay together across
the world at least via an occasional e-mail.
Again my fondest and best wishes to all of you for a beautiful Thanksgiving and a blessed Christmas (see article link below) together with your loved ones. May the Christ child bless you richly throughout the new year.
Again my fondest and best wishes to all of you for a beautiful Thanksgiving and a blessed Christmas (see article link below) together with your loved ones. May the Christ child bless you richly throughout the new year.
(200) WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS
SO SPECIAL? Why Is It the Most Important Birth in Both Salvation History and World History?
Appendix
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| Paul, Naomi, Jaga, and Joseph pose on the portable stage with their medals. |
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| Joseph to the finish line. He was number 1 in the family. |
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| Jaga to the finish line. |
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| Paul bringing up the rear. |
LIST OF MY BLOG ARTICLES ON A VARIETY OF
SUBJECTS
The articles are classified according to different
subjects……from religious to sports, history, and business. Just click on the link that accompanies the
article that may interest you. My personal blog is http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com and the Men’s Conference blog is http://diosteubmen.blogspot.com promotes the diocesan Men’s Conference and has articles
on spirituality for men as well as for
all. Article submissions on men’s
spiritually are invited for consideration for diosteubmen.blogspot.com.
RELIGIOUS ARTICLES
Most were originally published as
one sheet bulletin inserts in our Sunday Church Bulletin and later expanded.
(4) Commonality - Iran, Islam, Christianity,
& Judaism
(5) Every One of Us a Missionary Wherever We
Are
(7) A Christian Spirit of Ecumenical Dialogue
(8) Has the Papacy Changed God's Laws &
Promoted Graven Images?http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/10/has-papacy-changed-gods-laws-promoted.html
(9) The Christophers - You Can Change the
World a Little Bit At a Time
(10) Accomplishments of Blessed Pope John
Paul
(11) Maryknollers – A Century Spreading the
Gospel And the Part of Each One of Us
(12) Business From a Christian Point of View
(15) The Awesomeness of the Mass (Short
Version)
(18) Called to Be Saints….....Each One of Us
(19) Why Canonized Saints?
(20) The All Saints Top Ten: Men and Women
(21) Purgatory is Real; Them Now, Us Soon
(22) Learning From St. Martin de Porres
(28) A Prayer for National, State, and Local
Leaders
(31-C) Fr. Vincent Capodanno M.M.: A Medal of Honor Marine Chaplain of
the Vietnam War & a Maryknoll Father.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/31-c-fr-vincent-capodanno-mm-medal-of.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/31-c-fr-vincent-capodanno-mm-medal-of.html
(32) TV Series On EWTN, ewtn.com, and DVD On
the Beauty, the Richness, and the Truths of the Church.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/32-tv-series-on-ewtn-wwwewtncom-and-dvd.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/32-tv-series-on-ewtn-wwwewtncom-and-dvd.html
(39) A Knight’s Prayer to Christ, His King
and the Knights of Columbus
(42) Blessed Padre Miguel Pro S.J.: 20th
Century Mexican Martyr for Christ the King
(46) 1 - The Church in Poland I: The Catholic
Culture
(47) 1 - The Church in Poland II: The
Catholic Culture Throughout the Year
(48) 1 - The Church in Poland III: The
Domestic Church Movement (Domowy Kosciol & Oaza).
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/48-church-in-poland-iii-domestic-church.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/48-church-in-poland-iii-domestic-church.html
(49) 1 - The Church in Poland IV: Inroads of
Secularism
(52) Christmas Customs: Why Do We Do Them?
(57) What Is Christmas Really?
(69) Was the Reformation for Nothing?
(72) The Vocations Crisis Hits Home
(74-C) Serving as a Deacon to Cardinal George
in the Basilica of St. Peter
(77) The Lenten Journey: What It's All About
(79) Remembering Blessed Pope John Paul II
(80) The Divine Mercy Message and Our Four
Visits to the Divine Mercy Shrine in Krakow, Poland.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2012/04/blog-post_15.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2012/04/blog-post_15.html
(81) May Day and St. Joseph the Worker: Model
of a True Man of God
(82) National Day of Prayer: Prayer for the
Military and Veterans Still Hurting
(86) St. Thomas More & St. John Fisher:
Their Inspiration for Freedom of Religion Today
(92) The Tremendous Dignity of the Worker
& His Work: the Basis of Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Labor
Relations, and Productivity.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2012/09/thetremendous-dignity-of-worker-and-his_3.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2012/09/thetremendous-dignity-of-worker-and-his_3.html
(93) The Newman Club (Center) A Catholic
Presence on the Secular Campus
(94) The Eucharist: Pagan Idolatry????
(98) Memories of Seeing Blessed Pope John
Paul II Three Times When He Visited Detroit September 1987
(103) Catholic Chaplains Who Received the Medal of Honor in Vietnam
(106) Review of the Visit of the Pilgrim
Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Louis Church
(107) The Holy Family and Our Own Particular
Families
(111) A Challenge: Start a New Sexual
Revolution on the High School or College Campus
(112) Easter Dinner at a Soup Kitchen and the
St. Louis Church Gallipolis, Ohio Connection
(113) A Godfather’s Letter to a First
Communicant –
(114) National Day of Prayer: The
First Thursday of May
(115) Prayer For the Community -
(117) Modest Dress: Can a Young Lady Dress
Fashionably Chic, Yet Be Modest and Pure?
(120) The Cristero War: The
Historical Context of "For Greater Glory", the Star Studded Movie.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2013/08/120-movie-for-greater-glory-and-its.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2013/08/120-movie-for-greater-glory-and-its.html
(121) WE ARE St. Louis Church Gallipolis……. A
Vibrant Parish Community of Faith and Prayer; Love of God
and His People
(124) Liver Transplant: Gallia Man to Give
Part of His Liver to Cousin
(127) Heroic
Chaplains Who Have Been Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
(128) Liver Transplant Update: So Far So Good
and Back Home for the Hog Roast Benefit
(129) Joseph E. Loya & Martha Foley Loya:
For Better or For Worse Until Death Did They Part…......The Agony and the Ecstasy in 61 Years of Marriage
(132) Blessed José Sanchez del Rio: Boy
Martyr & Real Soldier of Christ….......His Participation in the Cristero War & the Intense Persecution of the Church by the
Government of Mexico.
(135) A
Jewel on the Banks of the Ohio: Inauguration of the Basilica of St. Mary of the
Assumption Marietta
(136)
The National Confession Crisis: Are we part of it?
(137)
The Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena Beginning Good Friday
(138)
Remembering St. John XXIII on the Day of His Canonization, Divine Mercy Sunday
(141)
Your Presence Makes a Difference, a Big Difference…....the Power of One, You!
Building a Solid Parish Community
(146) Bob & Mary Murphy: 60 Years of
Marriage They did it; so can we….......or until death do us part.
(147) The Great Dignity and Value of the
Developmentally, Mentally, and Physically Disabled: The Funeral of Theresa Pappas With the Dignity She Deserved….....81 years institutionalized,
her life had meaning.
(149) SECULARISM: The Grinch that Stole
Advent and Christmas---- Let’s Take Them Back and Put Christ into Christmas
(151) You’re IN the Super Bowl…....the Real
One: A Football Analogy of Life…......Vocation, Mission, & Confirmation
(155) How About a Lenten Confession?
(156) A Life Changing Mission Trip of a
College Student (Naomi Sebastian) to Haiti
(157) The Rite of Confirmation & Its
Meaning
(159) Graduates & All: Make a Difference
For Good in Your Careers….....to Change the World in a Small Way
(161) The Principal Educators of the Faith…....Parents!!!!!
(162) Attending the Eighth World Meeting of
Families and the Visit of Pope Francis…......a Great Experience
(163)
Why All of This Fuss Over Pope Francis and the Synod on the Family?
(164) Only World War II Chaplain Who Received the
Congressional Medal of Honor: Navy Captain Fr. Joseph Timothy O’Callahan”
(167) Life Lessons From the Brutal Pittsburgh
Steelers – Cincinnati Bengals Football Playoff Game http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2016/01/167-lessons-learnt-from-pittsburgh.html
(171) The Awesomeness of the Mass and the
Eucharist
(176) St. Mother Teresa: A New Saint of Mercy
in this Year of Mercy, a Prophet For Our Times
(180) Army Capt. Fr. Emil Kapaun, the Most
Decorated Chaplain in Military History
(181) VIVA CRISTO REY: THOUSANDS DIED FOR THE
FREEDOM TO PROCLAIM IT…...The Role of the Knights of Columbus for Religious Liberty Against Persecution of the
Church in Mexico
(182) Poland, Peru, and the Ukraine
Consecrate Their Countries to God
(183) GOD’S MOST MAGNIFICENT CREATION………FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN ENGINEER.........Design, Design, Design: You are
amazing; you are a walking miracle.
(187) Catholic Familyland: Play
and Pray; Grow in Every Way as a Family
(189) Why Eucharistic Adoration? What Can You
Do During Adoration? Not Boring, Even Exciting
(194)
Poland: the Biggest Rosary Rally Ever?
(196) MARINE LT. FR. VINCENT
CAPODANNO: the Grunt Padre’s Heroism and Holiness on the Battlefield in
Vietnam Earned Him the Congressional Medal of Honor---- Beyond the Call of Duty.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/11/196-marine-lt-fr-vincent-capodanno.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/11/196-marine-lt-fr-vincent-capodanno.html
(197) PUT THANKS BACK INTO THANKSGIVING DAY: History; Count Your
Blessings Before Eating the Turkey
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/11/197put-thanks-back-into-thanksgiving.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/11/197put-thanks-back-into-thanksgiving.html
(198) The Protestant Reformation; May the
Observance of the Quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation Lead to Church Unity…… What
the Catholic Church Has to Offer Our Separated Brethren
(200) WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS SO
SPECIAL? Why Is It the Most Important Birth in Both Salvation History and World History?
(202) A Beautiful Byzantine
Catholic Experience Last Summer and Christmas Too
(205) A Catholic Alternative to
Obamacare & Commercial Health Insurance Plans.........Accepted by the Affordable Health Care Act and the IRS
(208) The Gates of Hell Shall
Never Prevail No Matter What the Scandal Is
(210) Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Chaplain
Major Fr. Charles Joseph Watters Made Parachute Jumps With His Men in Combat During the
Vietnam War
ARTICLES ON MARY, CENTENARY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, & THE ROSARY
(2) Rosary Prayer Rally For Peace at the City
Park
(6) Reflections: Our Public Square Prayer
Rally in Gallipolis-Ohio
(50) Meditations For the Rosary I: The Joyful
Mysteries
(55) Our Lady of Guadalupe I: Binding the
Americas Together
(56) Our Lady of Guadalupe II: Mary's Message
to the Indians of Mexico
(73) Meditations For the Rosary II: The
Luminous Mysteries
(78) Meditations For the Rosary III: The
Sorrowful Mysteries
(83) The Role of Mary in the Church
(84) Meditations For the Rosary IV: The
Glorious Mysteries
(95) International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of
Fatima Visit; Its History & Message
(96) International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of
Fatima Visit (II): Its History & Consecration of the World to the Immaculate
Heart
(100) A
Review of the Public Square Rosary Rally in Gallipolis, Ohio Saturday October
13, 2012
(104) Our Lady of Guadalupe (I): Binding the
Americas Together
(105) Our Lady of Guadalupe (II): Mary’s
Message to us in the Image
(125) World History and the Power of the
Rosary & Mary’s Intercession….......The War on Terror is just another chapter in a 1300 year war between Radical
Islam and Christian Western Civilization
(133) Lourdes, the Mystery of the Value of
Suffering, Healing, and the World Day of the Sick
(143)
Rosary in the Park: the Public Square Rosary Rally in Gallipolis, Ohio….....You
can organize one in your community.
(175) The Immaculate Heart of Mary and the
Sacred Heart of Jesus: United as One
(177) The Consecration to the Immaculate
Heart and the Course of World History
(184) The Appearance of Our Lady to St.
Bernadette at Lourdes as Described by the Seer in Her Own Words
(186) What Made Jacinta and Francisco New
Saints 100 Years After Mary’s Appearances in Fatima, Portugal?
(188) Our Lady of Fatima at 100…...the First
Apparition on May 13, 1917 & the Second on June 13, 1917
(190) Our Lady of Fatima at 100…...the
July 13, 1917 Apparition…….To Hell and Back
(192) OUR LADY OF FATIMA AT 100:
The August 13 & 19 Apparitions and Jail
(193) OUR LADY OF FATIMA AT
100……..The September 13, 1917 Apparition
(195) OUR LADY OF FATIMA AT 100……..The
Apparition of October 13, 1917 And the Miracle of the Sun
(199) A Homecoming to the Great Shrine of Our
Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City
(201) The Fatima Storm: the Great Unknown
Light of January 25, 1938......a Prelude to World War II
Michael Cygan produced and directed a
beautiful musical for the Centennial of Our Lady of Fatima. Click on
NEWMAN CLUB & THE CHAPLAINCY BOARD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
RIO GRANDE
(28) Prayer For National and
State Leaders –
(71) Human Sexuality From a Christian Point of View
(82) Prayer For the Military and
Veterans Still Hurting –
(93)
The Newman Club (Center) A Catholic Presence on the Secular Campus
(111) A Challenge: Start a New Sexual Revolution on the
College Campus
(114) National Day of Prayer: The
First Thursday of May –
(115) Prayer For the Community -
(159) Graduates & All: Make a Difference
For Good in Your Careers….....to Change the World in a Small Way
MEN’S CONFERENCES
For Resources to Promote the Men’s Conference go to http://diosteubmen.blogspot.com
b = the article is from http://diosteubmen.blogspot.com
(33) 2010 Diocese of Steubenville
Men's Conference in Marietta, Ohio With Ralph Poyo & Chris Horn
(34) 2010 Men's Conference
Evaluation & Summary of the Work Involved
(35) 2011 - Diocese of
Steubenville Men's Conference With Fr. Thomas Loya & Reid Carpenter
(75) 2012 - Diocese of Steubenville Men's Conference With Danny Abramowicz
(76) Two Hundred Men Attend 2012
Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
(85) Have We Fathers Dropped the
Ball?
(110) 2013 - Fr. Larry Richards
Featured at the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
(134) 2014 - Dr. Ray Guarendi to
feature Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal March 22
(152) 2015 - Allen Hunt Featured in 2015
Steubenville Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal
(169) 2016 - Matthew Leonard
Featured in 2016 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal and Poster
(185) 2017 - Former POW in Viet
Nam Capt. Guy Gruters Featured Speaker at 2017 Steubenville Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal
(204) 2018 - Mike Aquilina, Expert on the
Early Church, Featured Speaker at Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2018/02/204-mike-aquilina-expert-on-early.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2018/02/204-mike-aquilina-expert-on-early.html
From the Conference Blog at http://diosteubmen.blogspot.com
(19b) Danny Abramowicz Speaks to
Two Hundred Men at the 2012 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal: a Recap
(48b) Fr. Larry Richards Wows the
250 Men at the 2013 Steubenvile Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
(71b) Dr. Ray Guarendi -
Highlights the 2014 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
(89b) Dr. Allen Hunt - Highlights
of the 2015 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of renewal
(105b) Matthew Leonard:
Highlights of the 2016 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
(132b) Capt. Guy Gruters: Highlights
of the 2017 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
EULOGIES AND TRIBUTES TO OUR DEPARTED
(66) Eulogy & Obituary for a
Pioneer in Female Dentistry…...Dr. Stephanie Mihalich Sebastian
(68) Eulogy for Ruth Vanco – Her
Secret For Longevity –
(89) A Eulogy for a Coal Miner
and Farmer…....John “Mike” Hager
(118) Eulogy For a Man on a
Journey into the Church….....Fred Young
(147) The Great Dignity and Value
of the Developmentally, Mentally, and Physically Disabled: The Funeral of Theresa Pappas With the Dignity She
Deserved….....81 years institutionalized; her life had meaning.
(158) Becky Riepenhoff’s Journey
Up the Mountain, Her Message, and Our Own Personal Journeys Soon to Come.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2015/05/158-becky-riepenhoffs-journey-up.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2015/05/158-becky-riepenhoffs-journey-up.html
(165) A Tribute to Doris Cormier…....a
New Orleans gal who will be in that number when the saints go marching in.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2015/11/165-tribute-to-doris-cormiera-new.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2015/11/165-tribute-to-doris-cormiera-new.html
(172) John Payne: His Great
Suffering From Cancer Was Not in Vain –
(191) Irene Kobak Surber
(1931-2017)…......She was ready to personally meet her Good Shepherd.
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/07/191-irene-kobak-surber-1931-2017she-was.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2017/07/191-irene-kobak-surber-1931-2017she-was.html
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Past Council 3335
Newsletters since 2014 can be accessed on the St. Louis Church website at www.stlouiscatholicchurchgallia.org, giving a historical
and pictorial history of its activities.
(6) Reflections: Our Public Square Prayer
Rally in Gallipolis-Ohio
(39) A
Knight’s Prayer to Christ the King and Mary Our Queen Mother
(100) A
Review of the Public Square Rosary Rally in Gallipolis, Ohio Saturday October
13, 2012
(126)
Columbus: the Person and His Motivations
(143)
Rosary in the Park: the Public Square Rosary Rally in Gallipolis, Ohio….....You
can organize one in your community.
(145)
Knights of Columbus Council 3335 St. Louis Gallipolis Receives International
Award
(146)
Bob & Mary Murphy: 60 Years of Marriage They did it; so can we….......or
until death do us part.
(153) A
Typical Month of Activities of a Small Town Knights of Columbus Council in
Gallipolis, Ohio
(154)
Any Council of the Knights of Columbus that Honors a Pro-Abortion or Pro Gay
Marriage Politician Should Be Disciplined, Censured,
Reorganized, Placed on Probation, or Expelled.
(166)
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PROMOTE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS: One Council Throws a “Keep Christ in Christmas”
Party
(170)
Knights of Columbus Council Hold Free Throw Contest for Developmentally Disabled
Groups
(172) John Payne: His Great Suffering From Cancer
Was Not in Vain
(173) Knights of Columbus Council 3335 St. Louis
Church Gallipolis, Ohio Awards for Service to Parish and Community
(179) Our Country Desperately
Needs Prayer Before and After the Election -------- Knights of Columbus Urging Members, Their Families, and Everyone
Else to Pray
PRO-LIFE
ARTICLES
I have written several
pro-life articles at paulrsebastianphd.bogspot.com as blogs #67, #109, #131,
#168, & #203 describe the Marches for Life of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-16,
and 2017-18. Each March is a different adventure. Blog #88 is on
Kent Moore, the pro-life martyr; #97 describes the 2012 Life Chain; and #144 is
on the 2014 Right to Life Conference. Blog #183 is on God’s Most Magnificent Creation…….From the Perspective of
an Engineer. Or you may click on any of the
following links:
(67)
Participating in the March for Life 2012 in Washington
(88)
Andrew Kentigern Moore: Martyr for the Cause of Life -- Giving His Life So that
Many May Live
(97)
Gallia County Ohio Participates in the National Life Chain With a Message in
Silence and Prayer
(109)
The March for Life 2013 Pilgrimage: Thoughts and Lessons Learned
(131)
Our March for Life Pilgrimage January 22, 2014........a Different Adventure
(144)
Highlights of the 2014 Respect Life Conference of the Diocese of Steubenville
(168)
The 2016 March for Life Pilgrimage, Encounter With Pro-Abortion Demonstrators,
and a Blizzard........An Unforgettable
Adventure
(183) GOD’S MOST MAGNIFICENT CREATION………FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF AN ENGINEER
(203) Diversity As East Meets
West at the 2018 March For Life in Washington
(207) THE FOUNDING AMERICAN IDEALS
& RIGHTS BETRAYED: FROM SLAVERY TO ABORTION
May we make the ideals of our
founding fathers a reality in our businesses, communities, and ultimately in our nation.
FORMER PAPAL VOLUNTEERS
See Blogs #61-65 on PAVLA at
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com or click on the links below; #65 (link is
below) tells what many former Papal Volunteers have done and are doing
now. It also includes other opportunities
for Catholics to volunteer their time and skills in the missions.
(61) Papal Volunteers for Latin
America (PAVLA) After Fifty Years I: Its Value and Role
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/12/61-papal-volunteers-for-latin-america.html
(62) PAVLA After Fifty Years II: General Evaluation and
My Role in It
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/12/62-pavla-after-fifty-years-ii.html
(63) PAVLA After Fifty Years III: Recommendations
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-third-part-of-series-of-five.html
(64) PAVLA After Fifty Years IV:
Evaluation of My Own Work As a Papal Volunteer
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2012/01/64-pavla-after-fifty-years-iv.html
(65) PAVLA After 50 Years V: Long Range Effects and What
They Did & Have Been Doing Since
SECULAR AND LESS RELIGIOUS ARTICLES
( (1)
Introduction
to All of My Blogs
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/10/rosary-prayer-rally-for-peace-at-city.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/10/rosary-prayer-rally-for-peace-at-city.html
THE
SEBASTIAN/MIHALICH EXTENDED FAMILY
(43) 2007 – Our
Experience as a Family Living in Kielce-Poland for One Year
(58) Our 2011 Christmas
Newsletter Regarding Our Extended Family
(59) 2009 Family of
the Year: You Mean Us?
(66) 2006 Eulogy & Obituary
for a Pioneer in Female Dentistry......Dr. Stephanie Mihalich Sebastian
(108) Our 2012
Family Newsletter
(129) Joseph E. Loya & Martha Foley Loya:
For Better or For Worse Until Death Did They Part…......The Agony and the Ecstasy in 61 Years of Marriage
(130) Our Christmas
2013 Family Newsletter
(150) Our 2014
Family Christmas Newsletter......... A Family Aspiring to Build the Domestic
Church
(156) A Life Changing Mission Trip of a
College Student (Naomi Sebastian) to Haiti
(202) Our 2017 Newsletter: A
Beautiful Byzantine Catholic Experience Last Summer and Christmas Too
(203) Running Into the Loyas at
the 2018 March For Life in Washington
(206) Discovering and Visiting
Our Long Lost Hungarian Relatives in the Ukraine
(211) Our 2018 Family
Thanksgiving & Christmas Newsletter……..Stephanie’s Engagement
HISTORY
(60) The Berlin Wall: Fifty Years
Since Its Construction.......A Monument to Allied Resolve and Ashes of Soviet Communism and the Cold War
(87) Ohio Chautauqua: History Comes Alive in
Gallipolis.......Marietta, Urbana, Burton, & Warren too
(120) The Cristero War: The
Historical Context of "For Greater Glory", the Star Studded Movie
(125) World History and the Power of the
Rosary & Mary’s Intercession….......The War on Terror is just another chapter in a 1300 year war between Radical
Islam and Christian Western Civilization
(126)
Columbus: the Person and His Motivations
(127) “Heroic Chaplains Who Have Been Awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor”
(160) Gallipolis, Ohio Resident
Part of the History of the Berlin Wall: An Adventure in Cold War Intrigue
(178) A Son of Immigrants
Remembers the Hungarian Revolution 60 Years Ago
(206) Discovering and Visiting
Our Long Lost Hungarian Relatives in the Ukraine
(207) THE FOUNDING AMERICAN IDEALS
& RIGHTS BETRAYED: FROM SLAVERY TO ABORTION. May we make the ideals of our
founding fathers a reality in our businesses, communities, and ultimately in our nation.
SPORTS
(40) & (41) Lessons From the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal
More Lessons From the
Penn State & Clergy Sex Abuse Scandals
(51) Donnie Saunders: Coach of the Year Despite a Losing Season?,
(70-C) Article/Interview of Danny Abramowicz a Few Days Before the 2010
Super Bowl - 1967 All Pro New Orleans Saints Wide
Receiver & former Offensive Coordinator.
He devotes his life now to men’s spirituality. His program is on EWTN at 1:30 pm Monday.
(151) You're IN the Super Bowl.......the Real One: A Football Analogy of Life.........Vocation,
Mission, & Confirmation and Life: “We’re in the Super Bowl”
(167)
Life Lessons from the Brutal 2016 Steelers – Bengals Football Playoff Game
(174)
Major League Baseball in Pittsburgh in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960 - It includes
Video Clips of the 1960 Pirates-Yankees World Series.
(209)
Following the Quest of Josh Faro For a Division I Baseball
Scholarship.........and Ultimately the Big Leagues
https://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2018/10/every-little-league-pitcher-dreams-of.html
https://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2018/10/every-little-league-pitcher-dreams-of.html
ARTICLES ON PERU, MEXICO, AND LATIN AMERICA
Artículos Que Yo escribí Sobre el Perú, Méjico, América
Latina, y Latinos en Inglés con Fotos. No
están en español, pero serían buenos para prácticar su inglés. Cada artículo tiene enlaces ó links a videos
y otros artículos sobre América Latina.
That is each article has links to videos & other articles on Latin
America.
Articles relating to Latin America
include Blogs #22 on San Martín de Porres, #42 on Blessed R.P. Miguel Pro,
#61-65 on the Papal Volunteers for Latin America (PAVLA), #104 – 106 on Our
Lady of Guadalupe, #120 on the Cristero War, #132 on San José Sanchez del Rio,
#181 on the Mexican Martyrs, #182 the Peruvian President consecrating Peru to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Click on http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com. Or click on:
(22) Learning From San Martin de
Porres
(42) Blessed Padre Miguel Pro
S.J.: 20th Century Mexican Martyr for Christ the King
(65) The Papal Volunteers for Latin America (PAVLA) After 50
Years V - Long Range Effects & What Are They Doing
Now? See also Blogs #61, 62, 63, and 64.
(104) Our Lady of Guadalupe (I):
Binding the Americas Together
(105) Our Lady of Guadalupe (II):
Mary's Message to us in the Image
(106) Review of the visit of the
Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Marian Prayer Program of the Knights of Columbus at St. Louis
Church Gallipolis December 11-16, 2012
(120) The Cristero War: The
Historical Context of "For Greater Glory", the Star Studded Movie
(132) San José Sanchez del Rio:
Boy Martyr & Real Soldier of Christ..........His Participation in the
Cristero War & the Intense Persecution of the
Church by the Government of Mexico
(181) VIVA CRISTO REY: THOUSANDS DIED FOR
THE FREEDOM TO PROCLAIM IT......The Role of the Knights of Columbus for Religious
Liberty Against Persecution of the Church in Mexico
(182) Poland,
Peru, and the Ukraine Consecrate Their Countries to God
(199) A Homecoming to the
Great Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City
EDUCATION
(3) It Still Boils Down to
Teachers, Students, & Parents
(13) Going For the Gold In Our
Schools
(14) School Tax Levy: Small
Sacrifice, Huge Return
(17) School Tax Levy Passage: A
Grand Slam For Kids
(23) Tips on Developing a More Effective
Study Method
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/23-tips-on-developing-more-effective.html
(37) Teaching: What a Noble
Profession!
(38) Cheating in School Now;
Corruption in Government and Business Later
(116) A Vision of What the University of Rio
Grande Can Be: Remarks and Afterthoughts Upon Being Named Professor
Emeritus
(123) A Labor Day Salute to the
Staff People of the University of Rio Grande (Southeastern Ohio)
(139)
Thomas Aquinas College: The Quest for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful
Through the Great Books
(140)
The Unique Thomas Aquinas College Summer Program: A Great Books Camp!
(156) A Life Changing Mission Trip of a
College Student (Naomi Sebastian) to Haiti
(159) Graduates & All: Make a Difference
For Good in Your Careers….....to Change the World in a Small Way
POLAND AND POLES
Articles I wrote relating to
Poland are Blogs #43 – 45 on our family’s year stay in Poland, #46 – 49 on the
Church in Poland, #53-54 on the Polish Economy, #182 on Consecration of Poland,
#194 on perhaps the biggest Rosary Rally in history at a given moment. All can be found at http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com. Or you can simply click on any of the following links that
may interest you:
(43) Our Experience in Poland I: Living There
(44) Our Experience in Poland II: Teaching There
(45) Our Experience in Poland III: Our Family Adapting to
Poland
(46) 1 - The Church in Poland I: The Catholic Culture
(47) 1 - The Church in Poland II: The Catholic Culture
Throughout the Year
(48) 1 - The Church in Poland III: The Domestic Church
Movement (Domowy Kosciol & Oaza)
(49) 1 - The Church in Poland IV: Inroads of Secularism
(53) 2 - The Economy of Poland I: A Look From Within
(54) 2 - The Economy of Poland II: A Look from Outside
(182) Poland Consecrates Itself to God in Presence of the
President of Poland
(194)
Poland: the Biggest Rosary Rally Ever?
(201) The Fatima Storm: the Great Unknown
Light of January 25, 1938......a Prelude to World War II
VETERANS AND THE MILITARY
(29) Veterans, Salute The Flag Out of Uniform
(30) Veterans Still Suffering for God and Country
(31-C) Fr. Vincent Capodanno M.M.: A Medal of Honor Marine Chaplain of
the Vietnam War & a Maryknoll Father
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/31-c-fr-vincent-capodanno-mm-medal-of.html
http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com/2011/11/31-c-fr-vincent-capodanno-mm-medal-of.html
(103) Catholic Chaplains Who Received the Medal of Honor in Vietnam
(127) Heroic Chaplains Who Have Been Awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor
(160) Gallipolis, Ohio Resident
Part of the History of the Berlin Wall: An Adventure in Cold War Intrigue
(164) Only World War II Chaplain Who Received the
Congressional Medal of Honor: Navy Captain Fr. Joseph
Timothy O’Callahan
(180) Korean War: Army Captain Fr.
Emil Kapaun, the Most Decorated Chaplain in Military History
(185) 2017 - Former POW in Viet
Nam Capt. Guy Gruters Featured Speaker at 2017 Steubenville Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal
(196) MARINE CHAPLAIN LT. FR.
VINCENT CAPODANNO: the Grunt Padre’s Heroism and Holiness on the Battlefield in
Vietnam Earned Him the Congressional Medal of Honor---- Beyond the Call of Duty
(210) Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Chaplain
Major Fr. Charles Joseph Watters Made Parachute Jumps With His Men in Combat During the
Vietnam War
(132b) Capt. Guy Gruters: Highlights
of the 2017 Steubenville Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
COMMUNITY SERVICE, CITIZENSHIP, AND GOVERNMENT
(16)
Dr. Mel Simon: A Career Serving God & His People
(90) French 500 Free Clinic (Gallipolis, Ohio) Celebrates Its Third Anniversary of Operations
(91) Description of the French Five Hundred Free Clinic in Gallipolis, Ohio
(99) Project Your Chosen
Candidate into the Future in the Presidential Election; Vote Intelligently;
Vote Responsibly for the Common Good with the Moral
and Social Teachings of the Church in Mind; Pray
(101) Election Post Mortem and Cooperation to
Defuse the Coming Debt Crisis
(102) The Choice in the National Debt Crisis:
Sink or Swim Together
(112) Easter Dinner at a Soup Kitchen and the
St. Louis Church Gallipolis, Ohio Connection
(115) Prayer For the Community -
(119) Health Care: Compassionate
Apostolate or Impersonal Business?........Revisited Thirty Years Later
(122) Alternatives to
Obamacare.......There has to be a better way!
(124) Liver Transplant: Gallia Man to Give
Part of His Liver to Cousin
(128) Liver Transplant Update: So Far So Good
and Back Home for the Hog Roast Benefit
(142) The Ohio Valley Symphony:
25 Years a Jewel on the Banks of the Ohio
(147) The Great Dignity and Value of the
Developmentally, Mentally, and Physically Disabled: The Funeral of Theresa Pappas With the Dignity She Deserved….....81 years
institutionalized, her life had meaning.
(148) The Future of the Ohio
Valley Symphony: the Next 25 Years and Beyond
HEALTH CARE
(16)
Dr. Mel Simon: A Career Serving God & His People
(90) French 500 Free Clinic (Gallipolis, Ohio) Celebrates Its Third Anniversary of Operations
(91) Description of the French Five Hundred Free Clinic in Gallipolis, Ohio
(119) Health Care: Compassionate
Apostolate or Impersonal Business?........Revisited Thirty Years Later
(122) Alternatives to
Obamacare.......There has to be a better way!
(124) Liver Transplant: Gallia Man to Give
Part of His Liver to Cousin
(128) Liver Transplant Update: So Far So Good
and Back Home for the Hog Roast Benefit
(147) The Great Dignity and Value of the
Developmentally, Mentally, and Physically Disabled: The Funeral of Theresa Pappas With the Dignity She Deserved….....81 years
institutionalized, her life had meaning.
(183) GOD’S MOST MAGNIFICENT CREATION………FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN ENGINEER Design, Design, Design: You are
amazing; you are a walking miracle.
(205) A Catholic Alternative to Obamacare
& Commercial Health Insurance Plans.........Accepted by the Affordable
Health Care Act and the IRS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
(12) Business From a Christian
Point of View
(24) A Primer on Business Ethics
(26) What Are the Social Responsibilities of
Business?
(27) Social Responsibility and a Better
Community
(36) Country Soil Still Fertile for Small
Business
(92) The Tremendous Dignity of the Worker
& His Work: the Basis of Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Labor
Relations, and Productivity
(102) The Choice in the National Debt Crisis:
Sink or Swim Together
