All posts by Bill Genereux

Pope Francis & Holy Spirit

philosophy

The Holy Spirit will never tell you that on your journey everything is going just fine. … No, he corrects you; he makes you weep for your sins; he pushes you to change, to fight against your lies and deceptions, even when that calls for hard work, interior struggle and sacrifice,” Pope Francis said in his homily on June 5.

“Whereas the evil spirit, on the contrary, pushes you to always do what you think and you find pleasing. He makes you think that you have the right to use your freedom any way you want. Then, once you are left feeling empty inside – it is bad, this feeling of emptiness inside, many of us have felt it – and when you are left feeling empty inside, he blames you, becomes the accuser, and throws you down, destroys you.”

 

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251454/on-pentecost-pope-francis-explained-how-to-distinguish-the-holy-spirit-s-voice

Who Needs Breakfast?

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You probably grew up as I did learning that “Breakfast is the most important part of the day.” Where did that idea come from anyway, the breakfast food manufacturers? Over the past several years, I have moved away from eating regular breakfasts. I love the food of breakfast, but I usually eat it later in the day these days.

There is some science that indicates we can do just fine without breakfast and reducing our overall intake of food is a healthy thing to do. I lost a lot of unwanted pounds by quitting breakfast and eliminating between-meal snacks. My big struggle is eating too fast and having a sweet tooth that doesn’t know when to quit. I also often have too big of food portions, especially if it is something I really like, however I’ve never been the kind of person to gorge myself. If I’m full, I’m full and I don’t want to take another bite when full. So that’s when the slowing down piece makes a difference. It takes a while for the feeling of fullness to catch up to what you’ve consumed.

Basically, I’m on a see-food diet. If I see it and I like it, I want to eat it. If it is out of sight, it is out of mind and I can go a long time without thinking at all about food. But around here, there is always something good to eat within sight and reach. I just have to avoid looking at it I guess.

Onalee McGraw on Romantic Love in Classic Films

Media Literacy, philosophy, storytelling

I have learned a great deal during the past several years from my friend Dr. Onalee McGraw about the power and influence of the classic films of the golden era. In this piece, she writes about what our current culture has forgotten and how we can once again remember through the classics she recommends. By the way, I am still working my way through her recommendations list. I only recently saw “It Happened One Night” on TCM when they were playing 30 days of Oscar winners. What an excellent film.

Learn more from Dr. McGraw here:

https://dronaleemcgraw.wixsite.com/classicfilms/post/the-heart-has-its-reasons-romantic-love-revisited-in-30-great-films-from-the-classic-era

Battleship Iowa Turret Explosion

history, Uncategorized

On April 19, 1989 turret 2 of the USS Iowa exploded, killing 47 men. In a strange coincidence, on that same day I found myself in the turret 2 gun house of the battleship USS Missouri doing maintenance work on the small fire control computer. I had only been aboard the Missouri a short time and I was just becoming familiar with all of the fire control equipment assigned to my workcenter.

This video shows the inside of turret 2 on the Iowa and it talks about what is known about what happened that day.

https://youtu.be/N0D-ulUrMIo

Eternal rest grant unto the 47 sailors O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them.