Originally Posted June 9, 2021 In today’s world the “news” just doesn’t cover your local town, but your state, the nation, and the world. In the church, you don’t just know about your local pastor, but the neighboring parishes and dioceses, the bishops, the U.S. , and the world. Every day you hear the “news”… … Continue reading “Our Model—St. Gregory  or  Moe, Larry & Curly?” →

Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” (Mt. 24:42) We’ve been reading a lot about the Lord returning for us…perhaps at our death or the end of the world. We don’t know exactly when it will be, so we need to be prepared … Continue reading “Stay Awake” →

Originally Posted June 8, 2021 St. Augustine describes the Sermon on the Mount as  “the perfect standard of the Christian Life”…and the Beatitudes as the “centerpiece” of the sermon.  St. Ambrose says, “ the Beatitudes are meant to be directed inward towards our internal poverty and the attainment of spiritual peace as preparation for the spiritual combat … Continue reading “The Perfect Standard” →

Originally Posted June 14, 2021 Do you believe in miracles…..the phrase uttered by sportscaster Al Michaels in the closing seconds of the United States' improbable semi-final victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics — an event thereafter known as the "Miracle on Ice". Well, I may be getting a little too excited by … Continue reading “Miracle On Dirt” →

Judy and I are taking care of Nemo, our grandson’s goldfish, while they’re on vacation. Nemo seems to know me. He swims back and forth when I pass by. I find myself saying hello to Nemo throughout the day. He’s a pretty nice goldfish. "Man's Best Friend" I just read that the term  'a dog is … Continue reading “No One Understands Me” →

Remember George Banks from the movie  “Father of the Bride”. Remember the scene about the blender.  “You know, Brian, Annie’s a very passionate person. And passionate people tend to overreact at time. Annie comes from a long line of major overreactors. I can definitely lose it.”   "Saga of the Hotdog & Hotdog Buns" I guess we can all tend to overreact … Continue reading “It’s Okay– It’s Not A Big Deal” →

Originally Posted May 20, 2021 I’ve been intrigued by a TV program entitled “Running Wild With Bear Gryll”.  Gryll is a British adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman. In this show he takes a celebrity on a wilderness adventure…skydiving, rappelling off 300’ cliffs, eating snakes, etc. At some point the celebrity is completely out of his comfort … Continue reading “You Can Do This” →

Most parents have heard the question “are we there yet”…… often 10 minutes into a 10 hour car trip. How often have we heard or even asked questions that really are not relevant, frivolous, or even idle .… not worth asking.  Jesus heard plenty of these kinds of questions and never seemed to respond to … Continue reading “Idle Questions” →

“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”  I can buy a nice Michael Jordan jersey, but after a few shots people will probably figure out that I’m not Mike….. I may “want to be like Mike, but I’m not”. Another way to say this is “you … Continue reading “What We Love, We Shall Grow To Resemble” →

Originally Posted May 19, 2021 “I’m putting my money where my mouth is ……. I’m serious about what I’m saying and I’m willing to wage real money to show you”. The size of the bet can indicate how serious I am.  " All In " In reading about saintly men and women who served the … Continue reading ‘FINISHING STRONG” →