S&F-Finish Strong
My favorite Bible reading comes from the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy. “For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have...
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S&F-Discouragement
Part of dealing with cancer is discouragement. The despair that comes from the constant medical treatments and tests with confusing results is just part of the process. However dealing with discouragement and despair is...
S&F-“Teacher, Do You Not Care We Are Perishing?”
In today’s Gospel Jesus and his disciples are travelling by boat thru a storm. The boat is being battered by a storm while Jesus sits in the stern, taking a nap. One of the...
S&F-The Wedding Crashers
Wedding planning is tough. People send back their invitations so hopefully at least the planner can know how many people are there to plan for food and drinks. But I think sometimes weddings end...
Epiphany-Our Invitation from God
In the United States, we observed the Epiphany on Sunday. However, today is the actual date the feast is celebrated. So, this post is either right on time or a day late. This year...
Why Did God Give Me Cancer?
Why did God give me cancer? I ask myself that a lot. I’m a good person. I go to church. I pray. So why does God give me something that is so hard to...
The Feast of the Holy Innocents
Today is celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Catholic Church. What does that mean to me? In Ancient Egypt, Pharaoh feared the Israelites were becoming to numerous and he might...
That’s What Christmas is All About, Charlie Brown
In 1965, Charlie Brown asked what Christmas was all about. Linus quoted the Bible to explain what Christmas really meant. That scene is my favorite of all the Peanuts holiday specials. It makes me...
My Relationship with the Eucharist
I’m not sure if this is actually true, but I remember receiving my first Communion on Christmas Eve. So today is the the anniversary of the day I started my relationship with the Eucharist....
Why I Feel So Close to Mary
I think I might have already talked about the reverence that The Catholic Church has for Mary the Mother of God is one of the things that separates us from other Christian religions. My...