When praying I too often look to move past the praise and worship of God into presenting my “to-do list” to God. “Lord, I know you are great and worthy of praise, but you have to realize that I have a lot of problems and need a lot of help.” Hey, it makes some sense, after … Continue reading First Things First
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The Resurrection …. No Turning Back
During this Easter Season, the body of readings are so numerous and so powerful, it’s difficult to take them in. Any one story from scripture concerning the resurrection and the days following demand a lifetime of pondering. Yet the tendency is to read through them and then move to the next one. To be honest … Continue reading The Resurrection …. No Turning Back
“Back To My Roots”
For those who have been looking for the BLOG over the last several days and wondering what happened….. well, the BLOG is back. I’ve got a lot of stories rushing around my head from this past week and hopefully some of them may turn into future BLOGS. In a “nutshell”, we left for St. Louis … Continue reading “Back To My Roots”
“Meeting In St. Louie…”
Well we’re off for a few days vacation in St. Louis…my former home. We hope to see a couple of Cardinal ball games at the famous Busch Stadium, and even a hockey game with the recent Stanley Cup Champions, St. Louis Blues; I do note that they didn’t make the playoffs this year…..hmmmm, but seats … Continue reading “Meeting In St. Louie…”
“A Week Of Easter Sundays”
Originally Posted April 18, 2022 Halleluiah !!! Christ is risen from the dead !!! We need to take time to celebrate and not rush to get back to “life as usual”. Easter is too much to limit to a one day celebration, so the church gives us the octave of Easter….8 days of Easter Sundays … Continue reading “A Week Of Easter Sundays”
Are We Worth It?
Recently I got glimpse of how much God loves us…. another peek at how precious we are to the Lord.... another tiny understanding of why God decided to give his life to save us from sin and death.... another reminder of why God thinks the world of us. While talking and praying with a good … Continue reading Are We Worth It?
Homily For Holy Saturday
The Lord's descent into hell"What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died … Continue reading Homily For Holy Saturday
Help Us Lord
We’re moving into the heart of Holy Week…. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the pause of Holy Saturday, and then the greatest day in history, Easter Sunday. I pray that all of us, by the grace of God, will sit at the Lord’s feet and allow him to take care of us. We really don’t have to … Continue reading Help Us Lord
“Only One Hero… and It’s Not Me”
There were not many heroes during Holy Week… a lot of cowards and thieves and betrayers, but not many “Medal of Honor” winners. Sometimes I tend to divide the participants into the holy faithful saintly ones on one side (e.g. Mary) and the bums and cowards on the other side (e.g. Judas). I of course, … Continue reading “Only One Hero… and It’s Not Me”
“Tenderness of Jesus”
Originally Posted Mar. 30, 2021 “Holy week is a week of tenderness. All through the Gospel, from his birth right up to his death, the Lord exhibits much tenderness, especially in the way he treats the sinner.” (Catherine de Hueck Doherty, 3-29-21 edition of Magnificat). In Isaiah, it says, “A bruised reed he shall not break, … Continue reading “Tenderness of Jesus”
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