Reflections on Parenting a Teen

Being an adult is a lot of work.  My daughter is starting to learn that.  Within a few short days she will be graduating from high school.  A month later she will be turning 18.  She has plans for college and has worked hard all her academic life and has been rewarded for that with [...]

Figuring Things Out

My apologies for the days of silence.  I have let fall by the wayside of a busy  schedule my commitment to blog most days of the week.  I could use the fact that I had to prepare for and facilitate the reception of three major sacramental experiences — Easter Vigil, First Communion last weekend and [...]

Courageous Heart

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.  I am so often amazed at what the people will do faced with exceptional choices.  It is so easy for me to pontificate about what “people of faith could and should do.”  The hardship and difficult circumstances that surround me are minimal if at all.  I am a woman living [...]

Yes Man

What I offer today is not a new idea for me.  The concept of saying “yes” to life and to God is a theme that comes up often in my life.  Reason?  Probably because I need to be reminded to get out of my ruts.  As we celebrate this octave of Easter it is an important [...]

Wanted

My work preparing for the Triduum celebrations and Easter Sunday are done.  This week I am taking some well deserved days of rest.  Although I have “work” to do… major house cleaning, laundry, Bible Study Notes; I promised myself I would sleep in most days, take daily walks and watch a movie each day.  I [...]

Exultet

It may have been because Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday were exceptionally busy for me, working for a Catholic Church.  It may have been that what I wanted to say had a difficult time finding words.  But it has been more then a few days since I last posted.  
This Easter weekend was diametrically opposed [...]

Jesus

If you are not a regular reader of my blogs you may want to go back and read my last two entries before going any further.  I have been asking a question about betrayal and denial in relationship to Jesus.  Who committed the greater sin, Peter or Judas?  Two days ago I discussed the possibilities of Judas’ [...]

Peter

Yesterday I began my blog by asking the question:  Who committed the greater betrayal, the greater sin — Judas or Peter?  The remainder of the blog was dedicated to understanding just what Judas did, possible reasons he did them and how we share in his betrayal by the choices we make.  Today I would like [...]

Judas

Who committed the greater betrayal, the greater sin — Peter or Judas?  Interesting question wouldn’t you say?  It is so easy to condemn Judas because of his well known choice of treachery.  Even to this day to call someone a “Judas” or to call an intimate act a “Judas Kiss” — everyone understand immediately.  Without [...]

Entering Holy Week

Here we are — Holy Week!  Our journey through Lent is almost over.  There are many who are looking at this moment and feeling a sense of relief, only a few more days and I will be able to enjoy… chocolate, pop, a scotch… whatever it was that you gave up seeking holy renewal.  There [...]