I had an interesting conversation with my daughter today. Now this being the 21st century it wasn’t a face to face conversation but rather a finger to finger conversation. She and her husband have a rather big life decision to make and she asked for my advice. Without going into the details I told her …
Why Not You
Over there to the right is my other blog. You know the one that I focus on other things besides just Catholic type issues. I wrote a post earlier this week called "How about us?" where I talked about a Facebook post about the homeless problem in my town. In a nutshell, several people thought …
Stay Awake
Yesterday's Gospel reading is one of those I just never know how to take. Matthew 24:37 - 44 talks about the end times and how when the time comes people will suddenly be plucked from wherever they are and be taken up to Heaven. Will this actually happen? Photo by Peter Usher on Unsplash Think about it. You …
The Least You Can Do
This is the next in my little series on what it takes to be a good Catholic. In this post, I will turn to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and write about what is called "The Precepts of the Church". These are the five least things you can do to be in communion with …
Go Directly to Heaven
What will they say at you funeral? What will be your legacy?
If not us – Who
I know what I write today is probably nothing new to anyone who regularly reads this blog. I am pretty sure I have written about this before, but being as stubborn as I am, I am going to write about it again. After Sunday Mass this past week, my wife and I headed over to …
Another box to check
Are you one who likes lists? Do you make a list to help you get to Heaven? Here is some advice.
Should Have, Could Have, Would Have
I should have done this, I could have done that, I would have done the other thing. We have all said one, or all, of these at some point in our lives. For example, in my case, it would be "I should have never strayed from the church"; "I could have listened to my father …
If Only
How many times have we said that? If only I had more time. If only I had more money. If only I had more faith. Throughout my life, I have always been an “If only “ guy. Whether it is “If only I had made this choice, this would have happened.” I have even said …
A Good Catholic
Am I a good Catholic? What makes a good Catholic? This is the question I have been asking myself for the last few weeks. I feel like I'm failing in the faith department. Sunday's Gospel reading, Luke 17: 5-10, is about faith. The apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith. Once again this is Jesus' …
