The end of summer. In some ways it is a breath of fresh air, in others, it’s a sad ending. I’m not sure what it’s like in the rest of the world, but in America, especially for families, this time of year is “the real” start of the new year. Sure, we might get fireworks …
I had several requests to post my recent homily on the Good Samaritan, so here it is! Blessings! While I had been thinking about it all week, I have to admit I procrastinated writing this homily until Friday (last) night. I was out of time, so in a fit of genius, I decided to instead …
Here in the midst of Lent, we are called to all sorts of penances. Are they the right penances? Are we really doing what God has called us to do this Lent, or are we doing Lent for ourselves? In this session, Deacon Dance talks about finding the true penance we need, and why that …
CCDD-007 Life is like Lent! A reflection on the birth of the Human Soul Read More »
So last weekend, I took it upon myself to read out the annual regulations for Lent that my bishop sent out. They were printed in the bulletin too, so it wasn’t like I was trying to over step my bounds or anything. Plus, they are the same regulations as last year, and the year before …
It has been a wild and crazy couple of months. The non-stop events of the season of Advent, followed by the sigh of relief that Christmas brings always turns my life into a madhouse. This year brought that to new heights. Visiting family, a daughter home from college, the normal events of the season at …
In my last post, I shared a few arguments outlining why we, as Catholics, may want to jump in and outwardly celebrate Christmas with society even though it is officially early. I came up with two main points, it is nice to celebrate with all the people in our life, even beyond our immediate family, …
Time is something we all take for granted, a reality we think must be exactly as we experience it. Modern science and our understanding of the nature of God may tell us a very different story!
Here we stand in the last few moments of the Church year, and already Christmas seems well under way all around us. While I do lament us starting too early, as in right after Halloween, here after Thanksgiving as Advent is about to turn upon us, is this too early too? Well, if I had …
I love food. It’s hard not to love Thanksgiving. A national celebration for putting ourselves into a food coma just seems like the greatest thing ever. I know many people today will probably be writing on how we should be thankful, thankful for our family, our friends and our nation. Thankful for the gifts that …
Phew, finally a happy topic! Heaven is our ultimate goal, the end for which we are made that fills our hearts with every true desire. The things we think we want are nothing in comparison to the things God has in store for us! Before we can really talk about heaven though, we need to …