On the Sunday of Forgiveness, we are confronted with the reality that if we don't forgive we won't be forgiven. That's because a heart gripped by grudges, bitterness, and unforgiveness cannot receive forgiveness no matter how much it is offered by our Loving Lord. A clean heart is able to let go of past wrongs…
Fr. Barnabas Powell
Harvey Mackay said "Time is free but priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back" This "gift of time" is all about perspective and maturing enough in your life to appreciate the nature of…
If this world is ever going to recover what we have trashed by falling for the delusion of materialism, we are going to have to start with the idea of Logos. It is this precious and vital fundamental understanding of human reality that locates true meaning in God's Word.
And I'm not talking about the…
Why do you do what you do for your children? I can't tell you how many parents have shared with me the notion that they would do anything for their children. And I get it. I would do anything for my children as well.
But why? Are you hoping they will be grateful and take care…
I wish I would have learned this sooner! The power of the Faith to transform me into the man God has created me to revolve around the ascetical timing of my passions so that they become servants to me instead of unruly masters. Learning to tame my "ungodly passions" means an attentive practice of the…
The purpose of the Sunday of the Last Judgement is to arrest you in your rhythm of life to remind you that there is going to be an ultimate Judgement of your life, and it will be a judgment of how your life was shaped by eternal values and how you put those values to…
It set off the alarm. And with that, I about jumped out of my skin! Actually, I set off the alarm by accident and the next thing I know I hear sirens of police cars headed my way and the phone ringing from the alarm company asking if I was alright. Man, what a ruckus.
But…
In 1896, the author H.G. Wells wrote a horror story he called "an exercise in youthful blaspheme." The title of the book was "The Island of Dr. Moreau" and it was a science fiction story about a mad scientist who was creating sentient animals and how the animals became so aware they were saying the…
In the 19th century an Italian writer, Carlo Collodi, penned the classic Pinocchio about a wooden puppet who dreams of being a real boy. His creator, Geppetto, is a wood carver and he carves out this wooden puppet and names him Pinocchio, and the fairy tale takes off through learned lessons and hardships and deceit…
What is it about giving money to the church that always seems to rile up folks? Do people think the parish runs on good intentions? Why is this topic one of the top subjects in the scriptures and one of the most controversial topics even today?
To be honest, it has little to do with actual…