Musings of a Catholic Deacon
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,... Continue Reading →
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! As we end our liturgical year this week, I thought it a good time to reflect on one of... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
So this post is off my norm. I have decided I have to learn Spanish. For many years, my parish's hispanic community has been served by a fabulous deacon, Jesus, who sadly had to move due to work. He has been gone almost a year now, and I have suddenly realized over the last few... Continue Reading →
I went to the mall with my daughter the weekend after Halloween. Not only were they already putting up Christmas decorations, banners, trees, ornaments the size of my house, (and not a picture of Jesus to be seen...), but there was already the Christmas mood music playing in the background. Now look, I'm mad about... Continue Reading →
Hell is a topic that none of us ever want to talk about, but it is an important meditation for us all. This second episode in our "Last Things" series goes in depth on the dangers of Hell, talks about how the modern world has ignored or disregards Hell, and walks through visions of Hell... Continue Reading →
The Lord is so good to me, he let me get sick. Not just a little sick, but knock me on my butt, I can't remember what day it is, sick. Okay, maybe it wasn't THAT bad, but I'm a man, and that means when I get sick I'm like a little baby. I'm the... Continue Reading →
It seems silly to have a feast day for a building. I don't care how important the building is, a feast day? Would we celebrate the day the White House, Big Ben, or the Eiffel Tower was built? What exactly is the "Lateran Basilica", and why should anyone care? Every time this feast day comes... Continue Reading →
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