tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90598238860680818072024-03-05T23:05:39.313-07:00weCatholicNo Sin Zone. Choose The Best Good. It's all good! (But, is it the Best Good?) weCatholicDeacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-71124836692255654902009-03-11T08:23:00.004-06:002009-03-11T08:35:28.656-06:00Announcing Eterni-Tee!Eterni-tee.com is the newest venture of weCatholic's Partner Bazaar. It's a monthly limited edition Catholic t-shirt -- and you get to vote on which design wins each month!Church groups can sell t-shirts and share the profit. Check it out! And pass word along to your parish youth leader -- they may be very interested.Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-67660036410470307912009-02-27T14:14:00.000-07:002009-02-27T14:15:09.543-07:00Faith, Morals, and Big GovernmentWhat does our Catholic faith teach us about these current economic times and the type of government we voted into office as a nation?Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-47793294430280935772009-02-09T09:10:00.005-07:002009-02-09T11:02:44.043-07:00New eBook: "Gift Oddly Wrapped""Gift Oddly Wrapped: The spiritual journey of seeking sacred, ironic gift rather than dwelling on the pain."Purchase or preview the book.$3, and it's available for your iPhone, Kindle, computer, and other e-book enabled devices, including some cell phones. Also available as a PDF, so it's perfect for everyone!See below for a video excerpt reading from the book. The book makes a great Lenten Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-60494216754265495152008-12-08T15:03:00.007-07:002008-12-08T15:40:52.464-07:00Experience Mass in a Whole New Way(cover © Patrick A. Jones, 2008)Coming this Lent, 2009, an illustrated children's story missal that will help your kids enter Mass, and reveal it to you in a whole new way! One previewer (a children's catechist) said:"I'll never experience Mass the same way again!"Please contact Mother's House Publishing for further information.Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-69297760366621661312008-12-08T11:07:00.015-07:002008-12-08T15:03:06.100-07:00Project Life! I'm quite excited about this! Project Life is a growing expose of photos celebrating Life and Human Dignity.Contribute your photos!They will join the growing slide show, and help send a positive message of the importance of life and of human dignity. View and join the Flickr group here and upload your photos!Or simply simply email them to our trusty intern.(put "Project Life" in the subject toDeacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-37591776925819847172008-10-03T09:14:00.003-06:002008-10-03T10:02:41.920-06:00weCatholic Partner BazaarWe want to team up with other strongly Catholic creative folks to rejuvenate and revolutionize Catholic products. Jesus our Christ challenges us to "feed my sheep" and together we strive to respond to that call.Just what is weCatholic Partner Bazaar? It is a pool of Catholic creatives who propose products that will bear the weCatholic name and who collaborate to create them and bring them to the Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-80793074026434449462008-10-03T02:00:00.000-06:002008-10-03T09:42:42.970-06:00Common Sense Legal AgreementBy applying to join weCatholic Partner Bazaar you agree to the following, which is binding should you be accepted into weCatholic Partner Bazaar:Common sense, plain language legal agreement:From now (the date of my email application) forward I agree that should I be accepted into weCatholic's Partner Bazaar:-- I understand that weCatholic will help shape and prepare any products for market, but Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-68137690306908077592008-08-20T14:20:00.005-06:002008-08-20T14:38:44.342-06:00Bumper Stickers to Stir up FaithThey are coming soon to a rubber or chrome bumper in your garage. Sure to be the latest rage in Catholic accoutrement, these pithy bumper stickers are a tremendous way to evangelize. Here's a preview... (And keep your eye peeled here -- or just follow us via RSS feed, as more are on the way, along with where you can order them and even some of the theology behind them).Have a sticker you'd like Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-69007980069646396492008-08-19T14:02:00.001-06:002008-08-21T14:09:34.112-06:00Husband, Father, Deacon, Man: New Personal BlogI've decided to launch a new blog -- a personal one where I can explore the various roles and responsibilities common to many people, and particularly to men. This blog/site will continue as the web presence of Faith Incarnate, which as yet is a glimmer in my eye but with numerous exciting things on the horizon.Please see the new blog here (and don't forget to add it to your RSS if you'd like to Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-4506809654829377042008-06-12T12:47:00.002-06:002010-04-01T02:57:22.814-06:00All is Gift
All is Gift
Things didn't go as I'd hoped. Turned out (as it so often does) there
is blessing in it not being my plan but God's - even if it takes gale
force winds and sand/dirt storms to get me to lift my stubborn head
and abandon what I thought I was supposed to be doing.
I triked half of the way to Chimayo. That's how life is with
disability. I am did-able to do certain things and it takes Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-11111381089713098312008-06-11T05:55:00.002-06:002010-04-01T02:56:57.901-06:00World Wide Conspiricy Continues
World Wide Conspiricy Continues
Warning: this post borders on griping, perhaps going well past the
border. I post it anyway in the hope it may help increase
understanding of the effects of brain injury.
Ever since my disability began at the end of 2002 I've suspected and
experienced a world-wide conspiricy against folks with brain injury. I
doubt it's intentional or coordinated, but it sure Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-53366577581647280172008-06-10T13:47:00.002-06:002010-04-01T02:56:39.371-06:00Dignity at the Dunes
Dignity at the Dunes
Chimayo Pilgrimage Day 5
Sand Dunes National Park offers fantastic balloon tire wheel chairs
for folks with mobility issues on the dunes. Their only drawback is
they are cumbersome to push and it gave my wife quite a workout
pushing me across the creek. They make the dunes more accessable than
I would have thought and made for a grand morning at the Colorado
"beach." Thank Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-18515332401783438632008-06-09T19:29:00.001-06:002010-04-01T02:56:13.369-06:00Roadside Memorials Chimayo PilgrimageRoadside Memorials
Chimayo Pilgrimage
Day 4
Assending Poncha Pass there are several roadside memorials. Though I
often pay them little mind passing by car, figuring them to be
personal memorials, I found myself both praying for them and asking
for their intercessions on my journey.
There is a timeless bond between people who struggle in a specific
place. For some it was their final Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-73667086298226383882008-06-08T11:17:00.001-06:002010-04-01T02:55:54.565-06:00Chimayo PilgrimageChimayo Pilgrimage
Day 2 & 3
50 miles up Big Horn Cañon to half way up Poncha Pass.
Truely amazing how much cooler 8,500 ft. is vs. 6,000.
After today I take a day to rest (appropriate it's Sunday!). Brain
recovering nicely.
Blessings,
Patrick
It's all good, but is it the best good?
www.BrainInjuryChaplain.comDeacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-29480818472357602702008-06-06T15:18:00.002-06:002010-04-01T02:55:37.681-06:00Prayer Breathing
Prayer Breathing
Chimayo Pilgrimage Pt. 2
Day 1: 70 miles; 4000ft. Climb, 5500ft. Decent.
Trikes through snow (June 6!) Not much, but fun. Grin.
Its comicaly interaguing how the physical journey intimately shapes
the spiritual. Up the many steep assents my breathing prayer/
meditation began as the Jesus Prayer: Jesus remember me when you come
into your kingdom. Of course the heavy breathing of Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-22986266108665674142008-06-05T12:10:00.002-06:002010-04-01T02:55:17.609-06:00What is a Pilgrimage? Chimayo Pilgrimage Pt 1
What is a Pilgrimage?
Chimayo Pilgrimage Pt 1
A pilgrimage is a journey of faith. While healing and hope of healing
may be a prayer intention for a pilgrimage, I personally believe the
goal of any pilgrimage should be to deepen our relationship with God.
I'll be triking (cycling) 350 miles to Chimato.
Why triking? Sacrifice is often an interional part of a pilgrimage.
Traveling by human power Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-82779282217801422352008-02-02T16:28:00.000-07:002008-02-02T16:32:08.652-07:00Brain CraneHello!If you know anyone who has a brain injury, please encourage them to make a brain crane and send it into the Brain Injury Association (BIA). Full instructions, video, and where to send it are here.Blessings,PatrickDeacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-14705161273873089482008-01-16T06:53:00.000-07:002008-01-16T06:56:25.762-07:00Day of RepentanceA Catholic day of repentance to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on January 22, 1973. How are we blinded by the culture of death?Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-50649909853232388222007-12-22T10:24:00.000-07:002007-12-22T10:26:12.990-07:00Christmas Tide!Merry Christ's Mass!Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-82137508752532384872007-12-14T05:28:00.000-07:002007-12-14T05:30:31.224-07:00Christ Amidst the Chaos - via LovetoBeCatholic.comHere's Christ Amidst the Chaos via LoveToBeCatholic.com -- I'll be switching to posting my videos from them, but needed to keep the YouTube posts up as others have linked to them.Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-15530562977642818432007-12-14T05:06:00.000-07:002007-12-14T05:12:32.978-07:00Choose the Best Good Video - on LoveToBeCatholic.comI'm reposting this first video, as shown on LoveToBeCatholic.comTom and I are working on some exciting possibilities. To get an inkling of what, see here.Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-7862510540215374802007-12-12T08:26:00.000-07:002007-12-13T09:09:57.595-07:00Your Reflections on the Best Good LifeThe Best Good Life. We learn it by living it. We live it better by sharing it. Share your comments, reflections, thoughts, feelings, and experiences of the Best Good Life here!Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-18783312871600202022007-12-11T19:03:00.000-07:002007-12-11T21:02:05.695-07:00Internships RedefinedHere's the thing: I can play with concepts all day long, creating and linking vast intricate systems of theology that are amazingly cool to a no one but me. Before my brain injury, I could take this and make them semi-intelligible and useful to others. Since my brain injury? Nope. I try. But God's forced me to focus on other gifts, in part by removing my capacity to do most other things. That's Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-54636790635959384042007-12-11T17:49:00.000-07:002007-12-12T10:33:26.030-07:00Do you have a Faith Story to tell?We have an exciting opportunity to create new and innovative Catholic TV that helps those of us living family life in the work-a-day world know, love, and live our faith in the midst of the chaos. We have been offered a channel on the "Catholic YouTube" LoveToBeCatholic.comOur Goal:to create a pilot episode or two of a faith magazine (sort of like a news magazine, but faith oriented) and get Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059823886068081807.post-49346156953988322942007-12-11T11:19:00.000-07:002007-12-12T10:33:51.320-07:00Videographer Monk(ie) for Pilot CreationWe're looking for an actively Catholic videographer who can work with us to create a pilot or two of an expanded version of the Best Good Life. Applicants should be able to write, shoot and edit video "articles", integrate with Quicktime files, and then save as a web viewable format and upload.We will be using this pilot series to seek funding for further episodes, so the winning applicant could Deacon Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826386402925060912noreply@blogger.com0