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The Enemy Within! Get Ready for Lent!

BlogMarch 3, 2022448Views 0Likes 2Comments

So much conflict today is based on nothing more than finding out that someone agrees with someone else you disagree with! The friend of my enemy is my enemy. But what if all the conflicts in the world could be solved by admitting that the Source of all conflict FIRST starts within each of us?…

Harvesting Wrathful Grapes!

BlogMarch 2, 2022589Views 0Likes 0Comments

"It's in your tone." My tone, what does that mean? We were discussing some heavy issue and the conversation had, indeed, turned toward the heart of the matter. I guess my voice and facial expression began to match the seriousness of my words, and she noticed it right away. That's when the "tone" comment surfaced.…

Tempted To Give Up!

BlogMarch 1, 2022518Views 0Likes 1Comment

Life can be discouraging at times. A wise man once told me this during a particularly discouraging time in my life: “Son, don’t quit when life is tough. You don’t throw your ticket away just because the train goes through a dark tunnel!” I still remember that today. And yet, there are dark times when…

A Terrifying and Sobering Thought – Sunday’s Homily

BlogFebruary 28, 2022342Views 0Likes 0Comments

A Real Person!

BlogFebruary 28, 2022405Views 0Likes 0Comments

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I can really see that. The other day my daughter had the same reaction and facial expression I have when I’m frustrated. The moment made me smile, then cringe, then pray “Lord, help me be a better example to my children!” The whole of the…

The Final Judgement

BlogFebruary 25, 2022419Views 0Likes 0Comments

"Don't judge me!" That's the cry of modern man in a modern society that has come to see every desire as a right and every pleasure as a perfectly normal expectation. There's a new Hollywood movie coming out that illustrates my point. It's called "50 Shades of Grey." I won't bore you with the details, but…

Is Doubt A Sin?

BlogFebruary 24, 2022436Views 0Likes 1Comment

Paul Tillich once said, “Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.” Interesting! Too many times, moments of doubt are used by the enemy of your soul to cause you to give up or hide in shame. But doubt has never been fatal if it's dealt with in wisdom and patience. On this…

The Hard Work of Baring Your Soul

BlogFebruary 23, 2022492Views 0Likes 0Comments

Everybody seems to have the same dream at one time or another. For me, it was a dream where I had a big presentation in front of a large crowd, and in my dream, I forgot my pants! Embarrassed and humiliated, I ran off stage wondering how I could have made such a mistake! All of…

This Week’s Homily – The Sunday of the Prodigal Son

BlogFebruary 22, 2022631Views 0Likes 1Comment

Approaching Great Lent, the Church gives us the wisdom of the Story of the Prodigal Son. We are challenged to escape the spiritual slavery of either ignoring the brokenness of my life or being so obsessed with my mistakes that I am gripped by guilt and shame. We will escape these twin slaveries by being…

Divine Dust

BlogFebruary 22, 2022406Views 0Likes 0Comments

"By the time we got to Woodstock..." Sorry, in advance for putting that song in your head for the rest of the day. But there is one quote more from that famous Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young song I want to share: "We are stardust, we are golden, we are caught in the devil's bargain,…

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The Enemy Within! Get Ready for Lent!

Harvesting Wrathful Grapes!

Tempted To Give Up!

A Terrifying and Sobering Thought – Sunday’s Homily

A Real Person!

The Final Judgement

Is Doubt A Sin?

The Hard Work of Baring Your Soul

This Week’s Homily – The Sunday of the Prodigal Son

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