Originally Posted April 3, 2023 It’s Holy Week… how’s everyone doing with their Lenten practices … having a good Lent? A good friend of mine often says that “God designs his Lent and it usually contains a number of surprises… unplanned interruptions.” Well my friend had unplanned Heart Surgery during this Lent, so it looks … Continue reading “Yikes, It’s Holy Week Already” →

Originally Posted March 18, 2022 Often the truths of God seem counter intuitive… they are not what you would expect…. almost going against common sense. It would seem the rich are better off than the poor and should be happier here on earth and in eternity; the poor just get the “short end of the … Continue reading “Suffering Is Not All Bad” →

Originally Posted March 17, 2022 The Catechism tells us that “temptation is an attraction, either from outside oneself or from within, to act contrary to right reason and the commandments of God.” (CCC 538). “Temptation is something you want to have or to do, even though you know you shouldn't. That bag of peanut butter cups on top … Continue reading “Temptations” →

Originally Posted March 16, 2022 Boy, he’s really on his game! When someone is on their game, they’re playing their best…. every shot seem to go in, every pass is perfect, …. wow, great game. When you see highlight reels of great players, all the greatest plays patched together… they seem incredible. But highlight reels are … Continue reading “Our Highlight Reel” →

Originally Posted March 15, 2022 AI still recall the trauma of my second semester Organic Chemistry class back at St. Louis U. My teacher was somewhat unusual…a bit like the “mad scientist”. He tended to think he was teaching a group of Nobel Science candidates, taking our exam questions from the Organic Chemistry Journal. (the … Continue reading “ B+ ” →

Originally Posted March 14, 2022 Hardness, “the resistance to deformation”, is an interesting phenomena. We know that diamonds are very hard; you can scratch glass with a diamond. On the Mohs Hardness scale, a diamond is a 10 (very hard) and talc is a 1 (very soft).  Shall I go on ? Well, often things get harder over time. … Continue reading “Beware of a Hardened Heart” →

Originally Posted March 10, 2022 Timing is such an important element in life…. whether in the stock market, your career, family decisions, love and war, prayer, etc.  As they say, the right answer at the wrong time is the wrong answer, or  better three hours too soon than a minute too late.  God always has perfect timing. ”When the … Continue reading “Timing Is Everything In Life & Golf.” (Arnold Palmer) →

Originally Posted March 10, 2022 Judy has often told the story of her dad taking the family out to eat at  a local cafeteria. The kids would fill their plates with all kinds of foods and goodies, while her dad would not get anything…just an empty plate. He would then  eat all the food that the kids … Continue reading “Eyes Bigger Than My Appetite” →

Originally Posted March 8, 2022 “The old onion is at it again”. Just when I thought I could take a little break from being convicted of my faults and sin, something else pops up. God is peeling back another layer of the onion. I know it’s good news, but it can be a bit exasperating….. … Continue reading “God Is Not My Attendant” →

Originally Posted March 7, 2022 I think it’s likely that the great leaders of the Church for the next decades are sitting out in the marketplace, out in the government, out in some obscure family, perhaps in some classroom, or maybe even in some jail. They may not be aware of Christ or certainly haven’t … Continue reading “The Next St. Paul” →