Holding My Head High, Part ll

Well, the white ball gown that we held so gently for weeks, lays crumpled on the floor.  The tiara dangles from my daughters mirror.  In my daughters eyes (and mine) the ball was a huge success and now will be a wonderful memory to cherish.  Our reasons for its success are very different and for [...]

Holding My Head High, Part 1

Congratulate me!  I made it half of the way through this “ordeal”.  For those of you who don’t know I have been preparing myself for one of those inevitable battles that occurs when a couple who have children divorce.  Battle is definitely the wrong word here.  I am fortunate.  My ex-husband, although a jerk when [...]

A Short Break

Let me apologize in advance to those who have enjoyed my ongoing blogging… but do to circumstance I am going to take a short break.  My hope, my plan is to be back in approximately 10 days.  I may log on to give you a brief glimpse into my personal nightmare of my daughters Polish [...]

Coming to the End of Time

I know your works,
that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
Be watchful and strengthen what is left, which is going to die,
for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
Remember then how you accepted and heard; keep it, and repent.
If you are not watchful, I will [...]

Want Ads

Tonight I had some time to go through some mail and I took a few moments to read through the want ads of a national Catholic newspaper.  I have to admit the wonder lust has been making my feet itch.  Out of college I was able to pursue some pretty exciting opportunities in some great [...]

Prayer

One of my most favorite saints is Monica.  She was the mother of St. Augustine, one of the great patriarchs of Catholic theology.  He lived a very worldly life before converting.  His mother prayed for him the entire time knowing that eventually God would hear her.  St. Monica is the patron saint of perseverence in [...]

Preparing for Sunday — 34th of Ordinary Time

It has been said more then once despite where we end up after this life, heaven or hell, we might be surprised as to who we find gathered there.  The general idea is that we really don’t know what goes on behind closed doors… or even if we do we can only guess at what [...]

Selfish vs Self Destruction

Today I would like to talk about selfishness.  Each of us have a voice in our head or heart that helps us to decide how we act in any given situation.  I would define selfishness as being the voice in hour head that tell us to worry about ourselves, to take care of ourselves, to think [...]

What Would Jesus Do?

Do you remember the craze a couple of decades ago:  W.W.J.D.?  What Would Jesus Do?  There was a story that was published and articles written and movies produced based on Jesus interacting in real life situation and using the gospel narratives as the basis for how people thought Jesus would respond.  Even now people continue to [...]

God on Trial

Last night, on American Public Television (at least in the Detroit area); there was an amazing production aired on Masterpiece Theater.  Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Andy DeEmmony, the play ”God on Trial” was an amazing discussion we all have at one time of how can God allow devastating evil in the world.  This [...]