I have had a few rough weeks at work lately. The problem is, now let me try to put this as nice as I can, I am surrounded by profanity, negative thinking, and profanity. Okay, I shouldn't say surrounded, it doesn't emanate from my office but from the one next to me. It really got …
Author: Paul Roy
Using His Inside Voice
A couple of Sunday's ago we had a discussion at the RCIA session about how God speaks to us. As I have written before, with all the noise that surrounds us it can be difficult at times to hear Him. One of the participants asked how we can tell if it is God or Satan …
Eyes that do not see
It was either this week or last week at the RCIA program we were discussing how things were in the "old days". I used to call them "the good old days" but now I question just exactly how good they were. We talked about how when I started school we began every day with the …
Whose Side Are You On
It's time for the Catholic Church to reunite. As St. Paul asked the Corinthians "Is Christ divided?"
Out into the Deep Water
This Sunday's Gospel reading is Luke 5: 1 - 11. This is when Jesus first asks several of the apostles to follow him and He will "make them fishers of men". Isn't this what Jesus calls us all to do? Photo by Manuel Sardo on Unsplash But Jesus is asking us to do more than just catch others …
You Did What at Mass
Last Sunday's 10:00 Mass kicked off Catholic School Week. Many of the students from the parish school were there with their parents. Before the Mass began I was watching the people who were coming in and I noticed a few things missing. Let me begin by saying I am in no way judging anyone in …
Five out of Seven Ain’t Bad
Once again I must apologize for my lack of posts, although some may be thankful for that. I have no excuse. It certainly isn't for want of time, I have had plenty of that lately, I haven't been busy, not even with the RCIA program. Nope, I am just suffering from one of the seven …
In You Lord I Take Refuge
The Psalm of the Day: In you, Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me; incline your ear to me; make haste to rescue me! Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me. For you are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake …
No One Said it Would be Easy
While at Mass today I began to think about the last year of my life. There have been some good things, and some bad things, mostly good. I have continued my journey back to the Lord, and have made some great strides, but as I always say, I have come a long way but still …
Cafeteria Catholics
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 …
