tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.comments2023-11-05T02:14:33.709-07:00Qui LocutusScott Windsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-86806309867496413132023-04-19T16:57:55.892-07:002023-04-19T16:57:55.892-07:00UPDATE: Chemotherapy ended about 4 weeks ago, but ...UPDATE: Chemotherapy ended about 4 weeks ago, but at last check the CEA number was 29.2 up again (sigh). So after chemo ended MD Anderson had blood drawn for a ctDNA study (in clinical trials) to check for circulating tumor cells in my bloodstream - the test results came back this past week and it was positive. So this may be what is causing the CEA number? I will find out more this coming Friday when I have a teledoc meeting with my MD Anderson doctor.<br />That said, an MRI and PET scan done 2 weeks ago both came back negative, so there are currently no active tumors - but the ctDNA is something we need to look at. <br /> <br />Your continued prayers are appreciated.<br /> <br />Scott<<<CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-23070496653149810332023-04-19T15:17:45.599-07:002023-04-19T15:17:45.599-07:00I am taking a moment to thank all who have written...I am taking a moment to thank all who have written me regarding the loss of my daughter. I wish to especially recognize those whom I have often been on the opposite side of the fence in debate. Not to diminish those with whom we are on the same side of the fence - I was just touched to see the outpouring from all of you. <br /> <br />I also want to note, I have not been back to this posting since I posted it back in 2011. Reading this and watching the video has brought back happy memories of my daughter. So again, I thank you.<br /> <br />Scott<<<<br />Scott Windsorhttps://www.americancatholictruthsociety.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-48840656363057795622023-02-08T23:54:53.451-07:002023-02-08T23:54:53.451-07:00Hi cathmom5 - long time without a post! Of course ...Hi cathmom5 - long time without a post! Of course I agree with you! The monstrance containing the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ should not be touched with bare hands, nor carried in a duffle bag! Again though, we agree - that the spontaneous kneeling is quite moving. CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-81701048835764614522023-02-08T22:20:27.961-07:002023-02-08T22:20:27.961-07:00I have been posting updates in Facebook, but we ne...I have been posting updates in Facebook, but we need another one here! Today began Round 9 (of 12) chemotherapy (Folfox) treatments. A PET scan 3 week ago was NEGATIVE for further cancer sites - BUT - as of that time my CEA number had jumped to 31! That number should be below 5, or even ZERO - so 31 is quite concerning to my oncologist. He wants to do another colonoscopy, the prep for which is horrible, but the procedure is virtually nothing. That said, labwork done yesterday has the CEA number at 23, which is going back in the right direction, but still WAY higher than it should be. I am also reaching out (with my oncologist's blessing) to MD Anderson for a second opinion and/or advice on further/future treatments.CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-53504979503737389472023-02-08T22:10:54.972-07:002023-02-08T22:10:54.972-07:00I challenge any reader to present evidence to the ...I challenge any reader to present evidence to the contrary! Let us discuss this!CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-25922182738862358522023-01-05T20:37:10.172-07:002023-01-05T20:37:10.172-07:00The website is SLOWLY coming back to life. I haven...The website is SLOWLY coming back to life. I haven't quite got the ACTS domain set yet (www.americancatholictruthsociety.com) but you can get to the site through https://a2z.org/acts - that domain is working, though the a2z.org site is a mess. Any links on the ACTS site which point to the domain ACTS domain name will not work yet.CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-52081746376469812632022-12-31T10:40:46.759-07:002022-12-31T10:40:46.759-07:00I stand slightly corrected. Within the Octave of E... I stand slightly corrected. Within the Octave of Easter, ALL days are considered solemnities, whereas in the Octave of Christmas there are only two solemnities - except on years when Christmas falls on a Sunday, like this year! Why? Because then the Feast/Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin, January 1st, also falls on a Sunday which displaces the Feast/Solemnity of the Holy Family to December 30th, which is a Friday. When a solemnity falls on a Friday, there is no abstinence. The difference is, in the Traditional calendar, the Feast of the Holy Family is on January 8th, also a Sunday. So, technically if one adheres to the Traditional calendar, then Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 was "The 6th Day in the Octave of Christmas" and not a solemnity - however - officially in the Catholic Church, since the Solemnity of the Holy Family was moved to Dec. 30th, legally (in the liturgical sense) there is no sin in not observing abstinence that day. this year (when Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st both fall on a Sunday). I am also correcting the verbiage to the blog post above.Scott Windsorhttp://www.americancatholictruthsociety.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-39481589806564660772022-12-06T21:36:34.596-07:002022-12-06T21:36:34.596-07:00I go to oncology tomorrow and see the Nurse Practi...I go to oncology tomorrow and see the Nurse Practioner, she may decide to give me "Round 5" tomorrow - or just hold off until when "Round 6" is scheduled (which is just next week).Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-14597150931649150222022-11-26T19:31:58.659-07:002022-11-26T19:31:58.659-07:00There was a comment here, which I needed to delete...There was a comment here, which I needed to delete due to our rule of English only. The comment started in English be then went into a different language, as a link - which I will not click on to verify - but again - this blog is English only.<br /> <br />In JMJ,<br />Scott<<<Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-53590339507843696192022-09-04T13:04:35.953-07:002022-09-04T13:04:35.953-07:00OK, not much more to report yet - except that last...OK, not much more to report yet - except that last week the sutures and staples were removed - SUCH A RELIEF! Still working on coordinating with oncology and surgeon for port/direct line placement and the start of chemo. <br /><br />Please continue to keep me in your prayers and know I greatly appreciate you and your prayers!<br /><br />In JMJ,<br />Scott<<< <br />CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-44215144426174418152022-08-27T20:02:42.700-07:002022-08-27T20:02:42.700-07:00Ok, I have been home for a couple weeks now. The p...Ok, I have been home for a couple weeks now. The pathology was "mostly good." The surgeon removed 13 lymph nodes, had them biopsied, and ONE of them came back showing cancer. So far, no further report of spreading elsewhere. CT of my abdomen did not show any sign of cancer in my liver. I have to go back for a CT of my chest, the abdomen CT only got the lower part of my lungs, and while nothing remarkable there, the oncologist wants a full scan of the chest, which I agree with. Regardless, once my surgical site heals I will be starting chemotherapy to make sure no microscopic cancer cells remain.<br /> <br />So, I am not out of the woods yet, but the prognosis is still positive. Please continue to keep me in your prayers and know I greatly appreciate you and your prayers!<br /> <br />In JMJ,<br />Scott<<<<br />CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-49251452271348999872022-08-15T15:39:32.043-07:002022-08-15T15:39:32.043-07:00Surgery went well and I am recovering in the hospi...Surgery went well and I am recovering in the hospital currently (as of Monday, Aug.15). No word yet from the doctor on the pathology from the lymph nodes, I will post something as soon as I know. Doctor did say he did not see any signs of spreading, again, that will be confirmed by the pathology report - soon.<br /> <br />Thank you for your continued prayers.<br />In JMJ,<br />Scott<<<Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-69771973005328702342022-08-06T17:11:01.151-07:002022-08-06T17:11:01.151-07:00Initial CT scan taken earlier this week, results s...Initial CT scan taken earlier this week, results show no metastatic activity. We will know more for sure after surgery, surgeon will also remove and have biopsied the lymph nodes in the area to verify no spreading. Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-31149219019054490782022-06-04T20:22:36.848-07:002022-06-04T20:22:36.848-07:00Just a note, 11 years later... Mr. Swan said he wo...Just a note, 11 years later... Mr. Swan said he would respond when I declared I was finished - which I did with this posting back on January 11, 2011. Please also note in the comments, I had taken a break from apologetics shortly after this updated posting was published due to the death of my daughter. I am hopeful that Mr. Swan will take that into account and will one day re-engage the discussion.<br /> <br />AMDG,<br />Scott<<<Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-27166634463444975252022-03-03T03:39:05.973-07:002022-03-03T03:39:05.973-07:00Click on one of the "share" buttons!Click on one of the "share" buttons!CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-34074011964036371102022-02-27T11:25:01.695-07:002022-02-27T11:25:01.695-07:00Quinquagesima is HERE! Just two more days before Q...Quinquagesima is HERE! Just two more days before Quadragesima (Lent) begins!CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-22996168377557594102022-02-05T11:38:59.192-07:002022-02-05T11:38:59.192-07:00Myles' posting seems to be gone from Dr. Hahn&...Myles' posting seems to be gone from Dr. Hahn's FB entry - perhaps he deleted it himself? Myles is an Orthodox Christian and it seems to me that Dr. Hahn's posting was a time where Myles could have demonstrated the unity between Orthodoxy and the Latin Church in the fact that they too share all the points Dr. Hahn raised with the Latin Church. Lest we forget, Orthodoxy and the Latin Church were ONE prior to 1054 AD, so references to the Early Church do, indeed, relate to BOTH our our churches.<br />AMDG,<br />Scott<<<<br />Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-62730702191835177492022-01-02T22:08:18.500-07:002022-01-02T22:08:18.500-07:00Check the Choirs of Angels link too!Check the <a href="http://quilocutus.blogspot.com/search/label/Choirs%20of%20Angels" rel="nofollow">Choirs of Angels</a> link too!Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-42662773352230482432021-11-28T12:14:32.683-07:002021-11-28T12:14:32.683-07:00On Nov. 2nd I posted: Advent is almost here! - W...On Nov. 2nd I posted: <a href="https://fb.me/e/1iAkY3FG5" rel="nofollow"> Advent is almost here! </a> - Well, IT'S HERE NOW! Share your Advent traditions - or one you plan to start!CathApolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555309542380876999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-84726385195135963002021-11-07T00:55:33.874-07:002021-11-07T00:55:33.874-07:00For the Ordinary Rite it is the 32nd Sunday in Ord...For the Ordinary Rite it is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinal Time<br /> <br />Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 12,38-44.<br />In the course of his teaching Jesus said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces,<br />seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.<br />They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation."<br />He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums.<br />A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.<br />Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury.<br />For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood."Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-69582014781802306292021-11-07T00:47:50.992-07:002021-11-07T00:47:50.992-07:00What does this passage mean to you? Please feel fr...What does this passage mean to you? Please feel free to share your comments too!Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-73154510342554445302021-09-24T20:30:47.741-07:002021-09-24T20:30:47.741-07:00Just a reminder! The CDF has had quite a few visit...Just a reminder! The CDF has had quite a few visitors, but so far the only posts are from me! Right now you do not even have to register for the forum to post there (that will likely change when things get busier). <br /> <br />To be honest, I am not overly concerned that it has not gotten busier there, I am still finishing my degree at GCU, so I really do not have a lot of spare time to fully engage in debate - but I'd really like to see CDF (ACTS, BattleACTS and TradCath) get rolling again. <br /> <br />Join in!<br /> <br />AMDG,<br />Scott<<<<br />Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-91394661244363822632021-08-13T23:44:57.565-07:002021-08-13T23:44:57.565-07:00My instructor responded:
The follow up question is...My instructor responded:<br />The follow up question is what can we do to assist everyone's choice in following Christ?<br />I reply:<br />My standard response here is from 1 Peter 3:15:<br />"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."<br />As apologists, we need to keep this verse close to the heart and mind so that when people ask us questions - we respond as the Lord would have us respond, and not from pride or malice. If our answers are presented with charity, then the recipient may be more receptive to not only hear, but heed the drawing which Christ has done when He was lifted up on the Cross (John 12:32).<br /><br />In Christ,<br />Scott<<<Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-15188739872798359252021-05-31T21:34:11.040-07:002021-05-31T21:34:11.040-07:00Ribbet!
Thanks Richard, I failed to reply to your ...Ribbet!<br />Thanks Richard, I failed to reply to your posting! I have seen the video and appreciate you bringing it to my attention!<br /> <br /><br />AMDG,<br />Scott<<<Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866611.post-23689624031528327702021-05-31T09:52:43.905-07:002021-05-31T09:52:43.905-07:00Vote on the new logo for CDF here:
https://catholi...Vote on the new logo for CDF here:<br /><a href="https://catholicdebateforum.freeforums.net/thread/9/new-logo" rel="nofollow">https://catholicdebateforum.freeforums.net/thread/9/new-logo</a>Scott Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961374547503296840noreply@blogger.com