This morning my fifth grandchild entered the world. Yes, it is an occasion of joy, but it is also an occasion of some sorrow and some depression. Anytime a new life enters the world, this is a joyful thing as God has created another being in which He can flourish. But therein lies the sadness …
Category: Catholicism
What Would You Do
Yesterday the US Supreme Court made two decisions regarding same sex marriage. Well technically, one decision and one non-decision. Hearing this news started me thinking, which as you may know is always dangerous for me. I won't bore you with my opinions on the decisions, other than to say I think that this will lead …
They Just Don’t Get It
While working on something else today, I came across an article, written right after Pope Francis became Pope, and it is a perfect example of how people, especially Americans just don't get the Catholic faith. The article was written for Yahoo! Voices, and the author bemoans the fact that the new pope is the same …
We All Need to Keep Moving
I don't know much about the new pope yet, Pope Francis, but I like his first homily which he gave to the Cardinals. Of course it really doesn't matter what I think of the new pontiff, because if you believe in the process he was picked by a much higher authority than me. As I …
God Answered Me Now What
From a young age we are all told if we pray hard enough, God will answer our prayers. Here's the problem, no one ever told us what to do if He actually did. Here's the story, as I have mentioned, to some maybe too much, I was away from the Catholic Church for a long …
For the Right Reasons
It has been just about two years since I began my journey back to the Catholic Church after having been away for it and any other church for a long, long time. I have come a long way since then, but still have a long way to go. Today's Gospel reading is from Luke 15: …
Are You Like Peter
How many of us are like Peter, denying Jesus even though we claim we won't? Do we deny that we know him? Do we try to distance ourselves from him? I would wager any of us do. October 11, 2012, began "The Year of Faith"> The upcoming Year of Faith declared by Pope Benedict XVI is a “summons …
Joe Biden: I’m Practicing
Joe Biden claims he is a "practicing Catholic" and that his religion "defines who I am". So does he keep practicing until he gets it right? I don't claim to be an expert on Catholicism or any religion for that matter, but let me give you what Biden said during the VP debate: “My religion …
Choices
One of the major themes I think about in my life is choices. We all make choices in our lives and we have to live with the consequences of these choices. Some of us make good choices, some of us make bad choices. some a combination of both. When I came back to God, okay I …
What’s A Catholic To Do
The conventions are over, we have our candidates for President and now, "What's a Catholic to do?" If we are to call ourselves "good Catholics" how can we in good conscience choose a candidate?And it is even worse when it comes to the senate race in Massachusetts. As I wrote in this article on Examiner.com …
The Wayward Catholic 