Worship and Sacraments

It seemed like a good start: “Thank you, God.” Nothing wrong with a little gratitude. Nothing wrong with being thankful for the blessings in your life. But when his opening line continued, it goes horribly south, doesn’t it.

Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. For it won’t be long, ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on…

Entitlement has become a bit of a buzz word in our society and body politic. From Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid and other federal safety nets to entrance into an elite college to being selected to be a player on an athletic team – many people feel entitled to a result

Our family was unable to afford comic books growing up, so I was introduced to them only in college, where two classmates had extensive collections. Superman, the Fantastic Four, the X-men – really, all the comic book characters with the exception of Captain America and Conan the Barbarian – had super powers.

Imagine that we had a pop-quiz this morning and that THESE were the four questions. How do you think you would do? [Parenthetically: The good news is that you don’t have to tell anyone how you did: This is just for you.]

A set of parents did the usual thing when their son moved away to college. The packed up the belongings. They drove halfway there and spent the night at the hotel laughing and telling stories.