More Children for Maciel, Visitation and Communique

Hard to have a life when so much is happening with the Legion and Regnum!

As more of Fr Maciel's children appear on the scene in Mexico City, claiming their rights and their inheritance and accusing him of sexually abusing them as the UberPedophile, the Apostolic Visitators hand in their reports on March 15; on March 25 the Legion upstaged the Vatican by publishing their Communique which is one long Forgive Us

Meanwhile the blogger has to continue working, buy a new house -for almost the same price as his old one as he does not have any benefactors- and accompany his friends in the loss of a dear one...

Got house, will move!

No, no, no, something more modest. Not so far to move. Will not reveal new address to prevent Legion of Christ coming after me again with another lawsuit. Bless their souls, they acted just like Scientology. Funny how this "embittered old man" bears no resentment. They are not in my system, dear friends.

As I get my slightly bigger place to live in I remind myself and others to continue to remember the homeless and those living in inadequate housing, and to contribute to good causes such as HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, Catholic Relief Services, etc.

Chercher la Maison!

I may have to settle for something less with my budget and no severance pay from the Legion of Christ

We have a snow storm in the Washington DC Metro Area

Licensed Professional Counselor Application Approved!

                                                 I feel like the Duomo of Florence

Today the letter from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions arrived by snail mail.

"The Board of Counseling has approved your application for licensure as a professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and we are pleased to notify you that you have been approved to sit for the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination...."

A huge achievement for this little guy! The final stamp of approval to a change of career and profession that I started in 1985 when I left the Legion of Christ at the age of 41 and moved to the diocese of Washington, DC. Once I had a stable assignment  I was able to devote a certain amount of time and money to continuing education in the area of Counseling. When I decided to leave the active ministry four years later [1989] I got my Masters in Counseling; but with no professional counseling experience and needing to find a job to pay the rent and survive I had to take what I got. Stabilizing my move to fending for myself financially I gradually moved toward a professional career in Counseling. I suppose it is an Introvert's patient pace towards his goals...

Prayer for Haiti Mothers

This beautiful text is from a from a friend of mine from REGAIN INC.


Lord, I just want to say THANK YOU, because this morning  I woke up and knew

where my children were. 
Because this morning my home was still standing,
because this morning  I am not crying because my husband, my child, my
brother or sister needs to be buried out from underneath a pile of concrete,
because this morning I was able to drink a glass of water, because this
morning I was able to turn on the light, 
because this morning I was able to
take a shower, because this morning I was not planning a funeral, but most
of all I thank  you this morning 
because I still have life and a voice to
cry  out for the people of Haiti. 
Lord I cry out to you, the one that makes
the impossible, possible, the one that turns darkness in to light, 
I cry outthat you give those mothers strength, that  you give them
 peace that surpasses all understanding, 
that  you may open the streets so
that help can come, that you may provide doctors, nurses, food, water, and
all that they need in a blink of an eye. 
For all those that have lost family
members, give them peace, give them hope, give them courage to continue to
go on! 
Protect the children and shield them with your power.
I pray all this in the name of Jesus!!!
To all my friends please continue to forward this so that we can pray
together for the people in Haiti.
We here are truly blessed!!!!!

Music's Healing Pleasure on my Post Legion of Christ Joyful Journey

It has now been 25 years since I left the Legion of Christ; much has happened in my life and much healing has occured.
As I explained in one of the Regain Activity Updates on the REGAIN
webpage, I had to start my spiritual life all over again and learn to Trust God in a practical way in my daily activities
I found wonderful things began happening to me.
Like this music I found last Saturday.
I had been given the Christmas gift of a CD that I already had and went to Borders to exchange. I began searching for John Williams on Guitar and stumbled upon some Trumpet music in the section next to it. I was thinking of Winton Marsalis -as well as Christ Botti from WETA performances. I happened upon a woman playing the classical trumpet. I had never heard of her and bought the CD in an "act of faith"
Here is part of what I found