When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a servant who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his … Continue reading Luke 7:1-10
Holy Cross
Today in my Church we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. I always think of my daughter, interestingly enough, when this day comes around on the calendar because she studied at and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts about 10 years ago. They would sing Lift … Continue reading Holy Cross
The Reason for the World
I just heard a song yesterday for the first time. It's by one of my favorite Christian singer/songwriters, Matthew West. The lyrics are below. Appropriate that I should hear the song on 9/11, the anniversary of the terrorist attack that changed the world. In many ways, it was changed for the worse. But there is … Continue reading The Reason for the World
Something I read…
I read this today and I think it is spot on. If you are a practicing Catholic, please read and contemplate. If you're not, you can still read it to learn a bit of what we truly believe and try to live, with God's merciful assistance, something we call grace. Powerful and so relevant for … Continue reading Something I read…
Life Goes On
I just heard the Beatles singing Obladi Oblada on our Alexa. It came up on the Pandora "John Denver Station." Go figure. It's a fun, if strange, little song. It's got a bouncy rhythm and simple lyrics in the refrain anyway, so we can all join in. Which I do, being me. It brought back … Continue reading Life Goes On
Faith, Hope, and Love
“God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.” - St. Teresa of Calcutta Today is the Feast Day for St. Teresa of Calcutta, also known as Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity. She lived a life of service and, after receiving from Jesus a "call within a call," she … Continue reading Faith, Hope, and Love
Liberty
This from St. Ignatius of Loyola. Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will. All I have and call my own, You have given all to me, to you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and … Continue reading Liberty
Humility Sunday
I'm re-posting something I wrote in June of 2018. Once again, because I had very few followers back then so most people have never read this, I am sharing today. It's perfect for this Sunday as our Gospel reading is from Luke, Chapter 14, verses 7-14. It's Jesus advising his dinner companions not to sit … Continue reading Humility Sunday
How’d I end up here?
I'm going back to graduate school next week. Yikes! I am almost positive that this is what I should be doing. In fact, the only trepidation is my own lack of confidence in my mental abilities at this point in life. I'll be 58 in a few weeks. What am I thinking? I started a … Continue reading How’d I end up here?
Pursuit of Happiness – 2
I'm re-blogging a post from October of 2017. It's about happiness. I am sharing again because I have a lot more followers now than I did back then. And I'm sharing because I wrote recently about the Nation's founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence. It starts there and moves on to some personal stuff. … Continue reading Pursuit of Happiness – 2
