Faith is such an overwhelming reordering of our perception of reality. With faith we are able to look beyond the finite and look into the eternal…. looking beyond our problems to God’s blessings. With faith our joy comes alive… our hope wins the day. Listen to these lines of Jacques Fesch, a condemned murderer, who … Continue reading “Wow, What An Adventure”
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“ Waste Time With Jesus”
Originally Posted Oct. 29, 2021 I find it interesting that some last names are common first names. What if their last names were also their first name. For example, Lebron James would have been James James … or Kirk Douglas would have been Douglas Douglas. Actually it may not be that interesting, but just show … Continue reading “ Waste Time With Jesus”
“Don’t Be Such A Crab.”
Originally Posted Oct. 28, 2021 “Don’t be such a crab !” These were the words from my mother to any of the kids that were “acting up” or “being a pill”, or “acting like a crab”. In truth, who likes to be around a “crab”… they make themselves and everyone around them miserable. Crabbiness is also … Continue reading “Don’t Be Such A Crab.”
“Lou”
I was speaking to a wonderful holy priest the other day who has been my spiritual director for many years. We are pretty close in age and he reminded me that we are in a time of “letting go”….. letting go of our health, of our own abilities and skills, of our friends and family who are … Continue reading “Lou”
“Even Smarty Pants Can Go To Heaven”
Today we hear a lot about science…. Science is the answer… listen to the doctors and the professors. Well, I’m definitely not anti-science. I think science has made major contributions to life on this earth over the years. Hey, did I ever tell you about my project while a chemist at a big Fortune 100 … Continue reading “Even Smarty Pants Can Go To Heaven”
First Things First
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
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”
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