Outreach and Service
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Do you like to gamble? 19th Sunday, Year C 2019
Almost all gambling starts with the words: “I bet”. And the wager is to risk something of value in the hopes of reaping something of greater value. I have been blessed by a temperament flaw that is not drawn to gambling. I’m cheap.
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Archbishop Robert Carlson: The Catholic Church
I urge you to join me in again turning to our Blessed Mother for her intercession as we reflect on our sorrows, and ask ourselves “what is next” in the process of healing. – Archbishop Robert Carlson
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What is your relationship to the ‘stuff’ of your life? 18th Sunday C ’19
Marie Kondo is a Japanese born woman who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Apparently, from a young age, she was obsessed with straightening things up. And while her classmates would be out at recess, she would be in the classroom, straightening up the book shelves. (And I am like, “Who gives up recess for anything…
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Do you ever want to skip some parts of the “Lord’s Prayer”? 17th Sunday Year C
A priest friend of mine tells the story of these elderly Italian sisters, who have long gone on to their final reward. He said by the time he met them, these two sisters basically did two things in their lives: bicker; and pray the Rosary.
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Do you ever treat the Eucharist as fast food? Corpus Christi ’19
I am not a huge fan of McDonalds. Or Hardees. Or Burger King. Or any one of the hundreds of fast food places one can go to. I get that it is convenient. I know that one guy lost a ton of weight on a Subway Sandwich diet. I know for soccer moms and dads…
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Have you ever intentionally burned your bridges behind you? 13th Sunday C 19
Generally, when people speak of those who have burned their bridges behind them, it is not a good thing. It means they have angered, hurt or insulted someone to such a degree that there is no going back in the relationship.