I was reading a seventh grade public school exam from many decades ago and was struck with the level of language, grammar, and difficulty of the exam. It was very…
There’s a famous hamburger restaurant out West called In-N-Out Burger. All the natives out that way swore it was the best hamburger joint in the world. Well, I tried it…
You’ve met them. They are the ones who always seem to have a criticism of how things are going AND they don’t jump in to assist, they just want to…
Today we hear The Lord refer to the people who bring Him a case the disciples couldn't heal as a "faithless and perverse" generation. What made them so? Their "little…
Dear friends of Life Encouraged, I am asking for your help! We Christians MUST not remain silent as our brothers and sisters in the Middles East are ethnically cleansed…
While I understand the immediate discomfort some have when they hear language like this, may I ask your indulgence (big smile here!) in seeing beyond an initial, emotional response,…
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Falling Asleep of our blesses Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary.
Join us as we sing this hymn today:
In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death,…
That’s what my doctor tells me about my range of motion. I remember a few years ago him telling me that the Latin word for “live” literally means “to move”…
Thank you all who stop by here for the daily devotionals, weekly homilies, and other postings all meant to encourage you to practice daily the faith meant to make…
I’ve noticed that some folks appreciate straight talk and some folks don’t. In fact, there seem to be whole cultures where plain talk is discouraged because certain cultures consider it…