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Am I doing something wrong?  I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior.  I have given my heart, my life, my everything over to Him on many occasions, and yet I sin.  I still get angry in traffic.  I still struggle to be more selfless in my relationships.  I still desire things that are sinful and that are bad for me.  Why?  

Happy Fathers’ Day!  What does it mean to be “the father?”  Well often it means always being the one who ends up with the heels of every loaf of bread.  

Summer is upon us! The kids are wrapping up school and within a couple of hours they will be complaining that they are bored. 

It is getting to be graduation season. Lots of our children, who are now young adults, are transitioning from one mode of being to another. Some are going off to college, some are going on to post-college academics and some are forging out into their careers.

I look at the news and I hear about all of the division and anger in our country.  I know that is real for many people, but I sure don’t see it here. Even so, I have been pondering how I can be an agent for change.   What can I do to foster harmony and community?  This has been on my mind and heart for some time now.

I received a letter from a man who recently lost his wife. My response is below, and I share it with you in the hopes it will help the grieving:

​​​​​​​The tomb is empty!  Alleluia!  Our faith in Jesus is dependent on the bodily resurrection of Jesus.  We may say something like, “It is incredible that Jesus rose from the dead!”  We mean to say, that it is fantastic and wonderful, but there are many people in this world who will take the more literal meaning; it is not believable.  I would like to spend some time reflecting on the credibility of Jesus’ resurrection.  Please know that I am going to do so in a very brief manner.

Welcome to Holy Week.  Of course, if you get your paper on Friday afternoon you will have to wait a couple of days before it is officially so. Holy Week is to Lent as the final two minutes of a basketball game is to the rest of the contest.  

When the Lord came down to the top of Mount Sinai, He summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up to Him. Then the Lord spoke to Moses …” Exodus 19:20-21

I love to eat.  When we as humans eat something our digestive system takes the food, which is not a part of our body, and turns it into energy and minerals that become a part of our cells.  That which we cannot use is discarded as waste.  In other words, what we eat becomes part of us.  This is a true incorporation, literally speaking.  We are all familiar with the expression, “You are what you eat.”

Since the inauguration of the new president I have noticed a huge uptick in political posts on social media, more political topics during shows on Catholic radio, and so many conversations with Catholic friends end up with politics. 

Last time I talked about my desire to be holy and laid out some ideas for how to work toward that.  I focused on the human dimension of trying to grow.  This time I want to supplement what I did last time by talking about prayer and how essential prayer is to us growing in holiness, because without prayer we are just engaging in self-help techniques.

It is a new year.  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I hope it lasted for more than a day!  

Happy New Year! I know a lot of people are really glad to see 2020 exit. But you know, Jan. 1, 2021, is just one day after Dec. 31, 2020. 

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  Not so fast my friends.

On the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 29, we begin a new liturgical year.  The liturgical year is a microcosm of the Christian Faith.

I am writing this on October 28th.  As I write this, I have no idea who will win the presidential or any other election.  As you read this, you will know.  But I do know this.  Jesus Christ is the Lord of all.  In the person of Jesus Christ, God entered into our fallen world.

In just a few days we will be celebrating Halloween. There will be candy and other treats to pass out or collect in the rite known as “Trick or Treat.” We all hope that COVID doesn’t smash this tradition this year.

I write this on the Feast of the Archangels, Sept. 29. I am not an expert on angels, but thought it would be helpful to correct some common misperceptions about angels.

I hope and pray that everyone is doing reasonably well after our little dance with Sally. What a year, huh? COVID-19, great civil unrest, worry about the economic impact from those, and now Sally. I know many of us are feeling like this string of events is straight out of the Book of Revelation.