Originally Posted April 14, 2020 This past summer we were at the beach celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with all of our family… 10 kids, spouses, and 38 grandchildren…. 59 total. It was a wonderful week. One day I was up early enough to see the sun rise. It was a beautiful and magnificent dawn. I love … Continue reading The Dawn From On High →

Originally Posted April 13, 2020 There was a popular TV sitcom back in the late  ‘80’s called “Cheers” It was about the lives of some characters who frequented a bar in Boston. Every week the show began with a catchy theme song with the refrain  “Sometimes you want to go… where everybody knows your name…”.  That little … Continue reading Someone Knows My Name →

I tend to be surprised when I too often fall short of the mark ….. “Boy, I thought I was better than that… I should have said this or that…I should have been more kind or more bold or more quick to forgive or  more hopeful ….. “  Yet in truth, I don’t think the Lord … Continue reading “Why Are You Troubled” →

We’ve all heard the phrase “familiarity breeds contempt”… “ I’ve heard that so many times that I zone out…. I already know what it contains.” There’s certainly a danger in that attitude. This can even occur with the scriptures… oh yes, John 3:16, I know what that says.  "The Day Is Far Spent" Well, while … Continue reading “Don’t Leave Us” →

Wow, it’s a beautiful day… perfect for Easter Week. We have 8 days of Easter Sundays to bask in the greatness of the Resurrection….  and then a total of 50 days for the Easter season.  “Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again”.  We’re a few days into the Divine Mercy Novena praying for some … Continue reading “Greetings From Cast Away Island” →

Well, this is stacking up to be a unique Triduum and Easter. While minding my own business the other day, I was shocked to test positive for Covid. I didn’t have any real symptoms other than a little fatigue…which I seem to have normally. Anyway, I tested positive and was “sent to my room” ( … Continue reading “Covid Is Still Sneaking Around” →

Today is Easter Monday...we're in the octave of Easter...8 days of Easter Sundays. It's the greatest season of the year. Christ is risen from the dead. It's time to celebrate ...a time to think of Christ's victory and our ultimate victory. Nevertheless, we can get caught and dragged back into the sorrows of our earthly … Continue reading “The Shadow Of Death” →

Originally Posted April 12, 2020 Have you ever been really surprised, I mean really shocked…in a pleasant way? Remember when Eli Manning hit David Tyree with that impossible pass in the final two minutes of Superbowl XLII…. against the Patriots.   I jumped so high, I almost hit my head on the ceiling. We were screaming … Continue reading Easter Sunday- What A Surprise! →

Originally Posted April 11, 2020 I recently saw that Mel Gibson is making a sequel to the Passion of the Christ movie, titled “The Resurrection”. In an interview Gibson mentioned the movie will explore, among many things, “when Jesus descended into hell”. I’ve often pondered what that was like…the time between Jesus’s death on the … Continue reading Holy Saturday- A Lot Going On →

Good Friday… a day of the greatest sorrow and disappointment, and a day of greatness and magnificence and victory. Thank you Jesus for giving your very life to save us from our sins.May we respond with our whole life in return.