Doubting Thomas

“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands
and put my finger into the nail-marks
and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” John 20:25
In my life I have met a few people who told me that they have never had a doubt about their faith or their life path. I [...]

God’s Will and Commitment

After reading my last blog about God’s will you could get the impression that there is no commitment in God’s Will.  I would like to take a couple of blogs to discuss that because nothing could be further from the truth.
Our world is a world that feeds on running away from commitment or obsesses in being committed [...]

God’s Will

Its funny how our day can run in themes.  Today I have had several conversations that have basically all been around the idea of asking what is God’s will in their lives.  One friend called to talk to me about a “promotion.”  Now this could be a good thing because it means a significant increase in finances and [...]

Road to Emmaus

Read Luke 24:13-35
If you attend daily Mass this will be the Gospel that all will experience today and it is one of my most favorite passages in the Bible. To me it gives us an abreviated version of a person’s faith life in one chapter. It is a story of journey and discovery and hope.
The [...]

Stop Holding on to Me

As I have shared in the past, I am the parent of a teenager.  Challenge is not the word I would use for having to mother a teen — torture, now that is the word I would use.  There are so many reasons why I use this image but the most difficult has to be [...]

Happy Easter

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Alleluia! He has Risen indeed!
Happy Easter Greetings to one and all! It is hard to believe that we are here in such a happy and hope-filled moment. Even though Easter is so very early it seems like (to me) that it has taken forever to get here. But as a friend [...]

Holy Saturday — the Quiet after the Storm

Its now the day after. The day after a horriable, horriable event.  Jesus, who was thought to be the Messiah is dead, cruxified on a cross. He’s gone and everyone wanders about wondering what to do; what to feel? Have you ever experienced the aftermath of a major storm event. I’m not talking about rain [...]

Good Friday: Learning How to Die

Have you ever watched daytime television?  I am not talking about the soap operas.  Those are a waste of everybody’s time.  (Trust me I know of what I speak.  I list them as part of my past addictions.)  No, I mean the talk show circuit.  Those of the Dr. Phil kind where people are challenged [...]

Good Friday–Why did Jesus Have to Die?

The question has been asked of me, at various times in my life, why I remain Catholic.  That has never been a difficult question for me to answer because I passionately believe in this Church as the deepest expression of the revelation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Son of God; so much so that [...]

Holy Thursday

Tomorrow begins the Triduum — the highest holy days of the Catholic Catholic in which we reflect, remember and live with Christ his passion, death and resurrection — Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.  When asked about today most Catholics will say that, of course, today is the day we celebrate the gift of [...]