One of my pet peeves (which is nothing like my pet dog) is Catholics who call themselves Catholics but aren't really Catholics. They pick and choose what parts of the faith they want to follow. Like being at a Chinese buffet, I like crab rangoons, let me take four, I don't like egg rolls, I …
Redemption is at Hand
Happy New Year! Well Happy New Liturgical Year anyway. Today we begin the new liturgical year in the Catholic Church. In addition to being a new year it is also the season of Advent. So... Happy Advent! Photo by Grant Whitty on Unsplash When we read today's Gospel Reading, Luke 21: 25 -28, 34 - 36, we may …
Big C Little c
When my kids were small I used to read them Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! When we came to the C page it went "Big C, Little c, C C C, what begins with C?" This ties in nicely with my last post, where I talked about why we need a church building. Photo …
Why do we need a Church anyway?
Why do we need a church anyway? Couldn't we use the money for something else?
Seeing the Forest Through the Tree
Since I have been working with the RCIA candidates, I have been looking at the Gospel readings differently. One of the objectives of the RCIA program is to relate the Catechism and Scripture and the principles learned from them to daily life. So every day when I read the daily readings I try to do …
There is no Try
Am I trying too hard? Or not hard enough? This is the question I have been asking myself (and God) lately. I've been asking this about the RCIA program I am involved in as a facilitator. You see the issue is I feel like the program should be more than it seems to be right …
Don’t Build a Bigger Barn
Yesterday's gospel reading was the "Parable of the Rich Fool" - Luke 12:13 - 21. This parable is about a rich man who has so much grain he doesn't know what to do with it. He decides to tear down his old barns and build a bigger one. He figures he will be all set …
Morals Really are this Simple
Anyone who has read any of my ramblings on this blog can attest that I am always talking about morality and the lack of the same in our culture. We are always hearing about moral relativism and how people consider morals to be relative to what is best for them. Different circumstances mean different morals. …
The Right Direction
Someone asked me the other day why I have a crucifix on my desk, just below the computer screen. My answer was quite simple "It keeps me headed in the right direction ". Of course it also performs other functions as well. It reminds me of the fact that Jesus died so we all can live. …
Pain and Suffering Part 2
As if there isn't enough pain and suffering in the world, let me write another blog post to bring some more into it. I want to continue my theme from two posts ago where I began talking about pain and suffering and whether or not God is responsible for it. In part 1 we pretty …
