"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. " 1 Cor 10:13
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 …
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Are you one who likes lists? Do you make a list to help you get to Heaven? Here is some advice.
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 …
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 …
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' …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? Couldn't we use the money for something else?
