“Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” … Continue reading “When I Don’t Understand”
Category: Puzzling Questions
“A Happy Ending”
In today’s mass reading (Deut. 34:1-12) Moses is denied entry into the Promised land. At first glance it seems that Moses is getting a “raw deal”. After all the trials and tribulations he endured in leading the Israelites out of Egypt, and now this. God himself had praised Moses in the highest ways: “no prophet has … Continue reading “A Happy Ending”
“Saints In Our Midst”
I am blessed to know many holy priests. Growing up I hardly knew any priests, except when I went to confession where I did my best to disguise my voice so the priest didn’t know it was me with these terrible sins. I still remember my first confession. I was about 8 years old and … Continue reading “Saints In Our Midst”
“Jesus Doesn’t Have A Cell Phone”
The world used to be easier to understand. It seemed to be a lot simpler. I just received a note from my 90 year old cousin who said, “ life was so immensely different before WW II, people were so simple, poor, honest.” Today it’s hard to even understand what people do at work. People … Continue reading “Jesus Doesn’t Have A Cell Phone”
“Be Careful Of Success”
We love success stories… people who start out in dire circumstances but then overcome giant obstacles to achieve success. We are fascinated hearing that Michael Jordon was cut from his high school basketball team, that Walt Disney was fired as a young man from his newspaper job for a lack of good ideas, that Henry Ford went … Continue reading “Be Careful Of Success”
“Just Getting Started”
While recently reading a meditation by a Father Simeon, I noticed that he had written a 4 volume commentary on Matthew’s Gospel. No that is not a misprint…. 4 volumes …. 4 volumes on one book of the Bible.... woe. You may have heard of St. Thomas’s Summa. The 5 Volume Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas is divided … Continue reading “Just Getting Started”
“Lord, Increase Our Thirst For You”
When working on a BLOG posting, it’s easy for me to go down a rabbit hole…one thought leads to another thought and things quickly get discombobulated. I can frequently find myself asking, “what’s the point of this BLOG?” Well that happened today . I read, “Make us so thirst for him that we will turn aside … Continue reading “Lord, Increase Our Thirst For You”
“The Four Last Things”
I remember one of my early visits to New York City. I’d flown into LaGuardia from Kansas City, took a memorable cab ride to midtown for a job interview, and eventually headed to Grand Central Station to catch a train to Connecticut to visit a friend. It’s a miracle I didn’t end up in Alabama. … Continue reading “The Four Last Things”
“Shame… Part 2 – Healing”
As I was rereading the BLOG on "Shame" from last week, I realized that an addendum might be helpful, so I wanted to add a couple of things. As a reminder, “shame is the feeling that I have done something wrong and I don’t want others to know about it. It is the desire to hide … Continue reading “Shame… Part 2 – Healing”
Book Passage For A Great Trip”
Occasionally someone will ask me, “Dave, how do you put the BLOG together, how long does it take, etc. Well, it varies quite a bit. It generally comes out of my prayer time. Sometimes it’s a thought or story from my past… perhaps a lesson that surfaced as I was pondering it. I read the … Continue reading Book Passage For A Great Trip”
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