As I’m writing this BLOG, it’s “Fat Tuesday” and I’m looking forward to a spaghetti & meatball dinner with lots of sauce, parmesan cheese, a nice glass of wine, with maybe a yummy dessert. Yet I have to say that it feels a bit like the last meal of a prisoner on death row…. ” … Continue reading “Yikes, Lent Is Here”
Author: davetouhillsr
“Downsizing”
“My bags are packed”. That was a common response I’d hear from my friend Dick Birmingham in the last year of his life. Dick had traveled the world over his 92 years, but he was preparing for his final trip… the trip to heaven. His preparations were almost complete …. his bags were packed. Normally you … Continue reading “Downsizing”
Stop & Ponder
Have you ever been listening to a teaching or homily or reading a spiritual book and find yourself “grabbed” by a particular phrase or even a line. Yet, you are pulled away by the next phrase or line and there’s no time to dig deeper into the thought that grabbed you. I can feel the … Continue reading Stop & Ponder
“The Tale Of The Fruit Flies”
Originally Posted Sept. 28, 2021 I guess it’s part of aging, but some distant memories are becoming sharper in my mind. I recently recalled a time in 1968 when I was grinding my way thru my last semester of college at St.Louis U. I was taking a heavy course load including a Genetics class with … Continue reading “The Tale Of The Fruit Flies”
“Should We Keep This Quiet?”
I’m often puzzled by the Lord’s instruction to those he had healed. In essence he would tell them, “keep this quiet and don’t tell anyone”…. and they went out and told everyone…… hmmmmmm. Perhaps this is the most disobeyed command we see in the gospels. In Mark chapter one, he healed a leper and then “ sternly charged … Continue reading “Should We Keep This Quiet?”
Craziness Will Not Win Out
Things seem to be accelerating. Events that would seem inconceivable or at least unlikely are becoming common place. I find myself frequently saying “what happened to common sense… what happened to natural law which helps everyone know right from wrong… not to even mention the 10 commandments or the teachings of our Lord…. the sermon … Continue reading Craziness Will Not Win Out
“We Can Still Do Well”
The Book of Genesis begins with such amazement and hope…creation, the garden of Eden, walking with God …… yet it quickly goes down the tubes. We first have Adam and Eve succumbing to the temptation of Satan and the resulting punishments (e.g. death enters the world) that make their way even to the year 2023. … Continue reading “We Can Still Do Well”
Fairwell Paul
My good friend Paul Temple passed away last night. He was a very good man.... a good friend, a brother in Christ, a son of God in Baptism. Paul was a good husband father, grandfather. He loved and served the Lord. He was quite a man. He had many gifts which he used to help … Continue reading Fairwell Paul
“Trusting God… A Very Good Thing”
Originally Posted Sept. 24, 2021 Sometimes I can get weary as I make my way thru the scriptures. They seem to portray how God’s children are slugging it out in the trenches in a World War I type of battle….. a little progress here, a setback there…a lot of mud and cold and sickness and … Continue reading “Trusting God… A Very Good Thing”
Good Intentions…. To Actions
Well I’m back from my week long journey to Florida and it’s time to restart the BLOG. Here we go. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I recently read that St. Bernard of Clairvaux first coined the phrase…. gee, I thought my mother came up with it. It signifies the difference between what someone intends to do and … Continue reading Good Intentions…. To Actions
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