The False Ecumenical Movement (poem)

Let’s ditch the differences

And play a game.

Let’s pretend the churches,

Are all the same!

We don’t let facts,

And truth, slow us down,

We bury them safely,

In the ground!

The facts we choose,

To ignore,

As ways of unity,

We explore!

The breaking of the drought (poem)

It hadn’t rained for quiet a while

the ground was baked and dry.

Our prayers went up to heaven

and the clouds began to cry.

New life sprouted everywhere

The fields were lush and green,

With streams and rivers filling up

It all seemed like a dream.

How to Starve off Senility (poem)

To starve off senility

I suggest you write a poem.

It will help to avoid

the early twilight zone.

Try reading books upside-down

Do the crosswords everyday.

These little exercises keep

grey matter from decay.

Update

A clever man over at Catholic Forum has written two  more verses for the poem.

Click here to read the thread.

Pope John Paul II (poem)

In 1978 John Paul,

To the papacy was raised,

By his charm and by his talents,

We were dazzled and amazed.

There didn’t seem much,

That he couldn’t do.

Here are his talents,

To name just a few,

Hiking, acting, skiing,

Writing poems,

And the occasional book.

John Paul certainly made

people,

Take notice and look.

Languages,

He learnt with ease,

It seemed for him,

It was a breeze.

He knew that to God,

All credit was due,

Unlike proud men,

Who haven’t a clue!

In Saint Peter’s Square,

On a sunny day,

A bullet rung out,

And came his way.

John Paul was in

A serious state,

The world was stunned,

By this act of hate.

By Our Lady of Fatima,

John Paul was protected,

Away from his organs,

The bullet deflected.

For many weeks,

We anxiously watched and prayed,

Hoping God’s power,

Would soon be displayed.

A suspect was arrested,

And refused bail,

He was tried and convicted,

And then sent to jail.

When John Paul was recovered,

And again was feeling well,

He visited the hit man,

In a Rome prison cell.

He showed us how,

Our enemies to forgive,

He showed us how,

God wants us to live.

This message is sorely,

In this world needed,

Where the Gospel of Christ,

Is often unheeded.

Under Lech Walesa,

And with support from the pope,

The Polish people formed trade unions,

With courage and with hope.

The communist empire,

Crumbled down,

When John Paul

Stood again, upon Polish ground.

In country after country,

The Communists lost power,

Freedom in Eastern Europe,

Then again began to flower.

History never saw,

A more travelled pope,

All over the world,

He brought faith and hope.

On John Paul,

Parkinson’s disease waged a war,

The once athletic pope,

Was vigorous no more.

On April 2, 2005,

To Pope John Paul,

We said goodbye.

His soul to God,

Would now fly.

From mourners at his funeral,

Came a spontaneous call,

To immediately proclaim him,

As “Saint John Paul”.

In answer to prayer,

Favours, John Paul, started to shower,

Demonstrating his great,

Intercessory power!

More of my poems

If I get to heaven (poem)

If I get to heaven

I’ll drop you a line,

Just to let you know,

That I am doing fine.

If wings and a halo

are dispensed to me,

An eternally happy person

Forever, I shall be!

by Mary Ann Matulis

More of my poems

The False Ecumenical Movement (poem)

Let’s ditch the differences
And play a game.
Let’s pretend the churches,
Are all the same!

We don’t let facts,
And truth, slow us down,
We bury them safely,
In the ground!

The facts we choose,
To ignore,
As ways of unity,
We explore!

More of my poems

A prayer to Mary Undoer of Knots (poem)

I have learnt about two special devotions, which people use in order to pray to Mary for help. The first is to pray to her as: Mary Undoer of Knots.  (This devotion is based on an old painting of Mary undoing knots in a rope, which represents our messed up lives) and the second devotion is based on a prayer that asks Mary to take over and help solve difficulties and problems. I have written the following prayer (poem) which ties together these two devotions.

A prayer to Mary Undoer of Knots (poem)

Mary undo the knots
That fill up each day,
Untangle the troubles
That come our way.

Mary take over
And help your child.
Wipe away the tears
And bring back a smile.

More of my poems

Read my book on answers to prayer free on-line

Novena to St Philomena the Wonder Worker for the healing of autism

The powerful intercession of the Holy Souls in Purgatory and ways to help them

The web page has accounts of the intercession of The Holy Souls in Purgatory, for their benefactors in cases of illness, addictions, cars that won’t start, infertility problems, protection in accidents, conversion, chronic insomnia, their help for people who are experiencing major trouble with city councils, success with projects, employment, real estate, finding lost property and trouble with relations, etc. and prayers and ideas on how to help The Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Join a Living Rosary. Click here for more information.

The Aussie Farmer (poem)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I bought a farm
Which was run down.
It was fifty miles
To the nearest town.

I ploughed the ground
And planted the seeds,
Watered the plants,
And tore out the weeds. 

With water levels low,
In the tank,
New artesian wells
Into the ground
I sank.

Some rain was needed
For the crop,
But there wasn’t even
One small drop.

I waited, waited,
For the rain,
And finally
One day it came.

It rained non-stop,
Every day,
Washing all
The crops away!

Then the bushfires started
And the barn burnt down.
I quit the farm
And headed for town.

A bakery shop in the town,
I now run,
And dough I am making
By the ton.

More of my poems

Chocolate (a poem)

A little bit of chocolate
Will make you feel much better
When your insurer sends you
A claims rejection letter.

If you have lost your job
or have come down with the flu,
A little bit of chocolate
Will help you make it through.

A little bit is good
But a lot is not wise.
’cause you will have to wear
A bigger clothing size!

More poems here

Abortion (find out what it really looks like)

It is a good idea to confront people with graphic pictures of what an aborted baby looks like.  Father Frank Pavone highly recommends showing these pictures. He receives emails everyday from people who supported abortion and then changed their position to being pro-life immediately, upon seeing the pictures of abortion on the Priests for Life website. Pregnant women who have seen pictures of aborted babies have cancelled their abortion. Seeing is believing. Priests for Life have been trying to get TV stations to show these images for some time.  Father Pavone does not even ask for a message to be given with the TV images.  The images speak for themselves.  Showing pictures of the reality of something is sometimes the only way to get people to come out of denial.  On TV there are horrible video images of the inside of a smoker’s lungs. Smokers who are hooked on smoking like to switch off to arguments against it.  The TV video images of a smoker’s damaged lungs can’t be argued with. Likewise TV campaigns against speeding and drink driving show the ugly reality of a fatal car accident.  Pictures speak louder than words.

To read a poem on the evil of abortion visit this webpage.

Joe the Smoker (poem)

Joe the Smoker

Joe took up smoking

When he was young.

His friends told him,

That it was fun.

 

Joe thought that smoking

Made him look cool,

But in truth,

He was a fool.

 

His lungs collapsed,

And his health failed,

Things went bad,

And poor joe wailed.

 

He collapsed and died,

His family cried.

“He only lasted forty years”.

They said as they sobbed,

Though their tears.

 

Learn a lesson,

From Joe our friend.

Smoking kills you,

In the end.

Click here to read more of my poems.

 

The Mission Bell (poem)

The Mission Bell,

What does it tell?

To come to church and pray,

To worship Jesus,

At the start,

Of each new dawning day.

To thank Him,

Serve Him,

Praise Him,

Love Him,

To abandon every sin.

And also to let go of life’s,

Distracting noisy din.

Our humble messenger,

The Mission Bell,

Takes care of us,

And serves us well !    

Cappuccino Time

If you’ve had a real bad day,

And lots of trouble came your way,

A cappuccino will cheer you up,

So pour yourself a nice big cup!

Mind Pollution (Poem)

Don’t pollute your mind with garbage

garbage foul and smelly,
the kind of things that every day

are beamed across the telly.

  

More of my poems can be found here.

 

The Clutter Monster (Poem)

Watch out for the clutter monster,

Who wants to ruin your life.

He’ll move in uninvited,

And proceed to cause you strife.

He tells you to save,

Each magazine and bill,

If you follow his advice, 

Your house will over-fill !

He tells you to keep this,

He tells you to keep that,

Even to keep,

Your grandfather’s hat.

With things in boxes,

All over the place,

You’ll soon find out,

You have no space!

He’s convinced you to keep,

All of your junk.

His advice to you,

Is just plain bunk!

Throw out some paper,

And claim your life back,

The clutter monster,

Will at first give you flack.

If you keep up your efforts,

Your house will look swell.

Clutter monster in your house,

No longer shall dwell.

More of my poems can be found here.

I hope that the poem inspires you to declutter.

Senility (poem) Don’t take this seriously!

When I was young

My mind was bright,

Alhemizers has

put out the light.

I’ve lost my keys,

I’ve lost my books,

and I forgot

to feed the chooks.

Can you tell how

the toothpaste I should use,

and what I’m supposed to do,

with this pair of shoes?

Don’t laugh at me,

Your turn will come.

being old and senile

is not much fun.

 

The Mission Bell (poem)

The Mission Bell,

What does it tell?

To come to church and pray,

To worship Jesus,

At the start,

Of each new dawning day.

To thank Him,

Serve Him,

Praise Him,

Love Him,

To abandon every sin.

And also to let go of life’s,

Distracting noisy din.

Our humble messenger,

The Mission Bell,

Takes care of us,

And serves us well !  

  by Mary Ann