A powder monkey is the lowest status you can have aboard a pirate ship. It's lower than cabin boy. A powder monkey was in charge of running powder to the cannons and the muskets. It was a dangerous job during an attack because if a spark hit your container of powder there would be a new position open on the ship.
We are all powder monkeys. We are constantly in harm's way and we handle items that could blow up in our face all the time. We need a Captain who loves us and who will oversee that we don't get too far in over our head. If you choose to have Jesus as your Captain you will have someone that will be watching out for you. I didn't say he would make you safe in this world, because life in this world is dangerous. He is there for you. When you do get too far in over your head, the Captain is waiting for you to call out his name and he will come to your aid.
You can choose many Captains to follow as for me I will choose "the way, the truth and the life."
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Ahoy!
I created this blog to combine the two things I love most my Catholic faith and the romance of piracy.
I know that real pirates were the opposite of the ideal Christians. They stole things, they killed people, they drank excessively, they caroused and they cursed. They were the greatest sinners of all time.
News flash-we are all sinners. Some of us may even put pirates to shame. Which is why I am thankful for my Catholic Faith. Our Lord gave us the sacraments, because we are sinners and he knew that we would need these life preservers on our faith voyage.
What I hope to accomplish with this blog is to share my adventures with you and to share my love of my Catholic faith with those who may feel the same or those who do not know anything about Catholicism or those who are completely turned off by Catholicism. "Adventures?" you may ask. It's true I do have some amazing adventures, since I am actually a pirate re-enactor and a fairly new Catholic. In fact, I have decided to read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, so that I understand the Church and her teachings better.
So join me if you dare, I won't guarantee that the ride will be smooth, because I'm not the one in charge of this ship. I am merely The Powder Monkey.
I know that real pirates were the opposite of the ideal Christians. They stole things, they killed people, they drank excessively, they caroused and they cursed. They were the greatest sinners of all time.
News flash-we are all sinners. Some of us may even put pirates to shame. Which is why I am thankful for my Catholic Faith. Our Lord gave us the sacraments, because we are sinners and he knew that we would need these life preservers on our faith voyage.
What I hope to accomplish with this blog is to share my adventures with you and to share my love of my Catholic faith with those who may feel the same or those who do not know anything about Catholicism or those who are completely turned off by Catholicism. "Adventures?" you may ask. It's true I do have some amazing adventures, since I am actually a pirate re-enactor and a fairly new Catholic. In fact, I have decided to read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, so that I understand the Church and her teachings better.
So join me if you dare, I won't guarantee that the ride will be smooth, because I'm not the one in charge of this ship. I am merely The Powder Monkey.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)