I did something the other day I have never done in my 57 years of living on this earth. I'm not sure what got into me, but I actually gave a dollar to a guy standing on the street corner holding a sign saying he was homeless, etc. etc. etc. Now maybe a dollar isn't …
Category: Christianity
Spreading the Word
Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. - Romans 2:1 How often have we judged others? Probably ore than we realize. I know I certainly do it. Whether at work, at …
Can We Bring God Back?
In some of the posts on this blog I have bemoaned (not there is a word I don't use everyday) how we are taking God out of the "Public Square" especially here in the US. This isn't just a Catholic issue or even a Christian issue, it will eventually affect every religion. I am an …
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Do you cleanse the inside of the cup? Or are you like the Scribes and Pharisees and only clean the outside? This is what Jesus asks us in today's Gospel, Matthew 22: 23 - 26. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of …
Burying the Dead
Here in Massachusetts, and I am sure around the rest of the country as well, there has been a lot of discussion regarding what to do with the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Bombers. Currently he is lying in state at a Worcester, MA funeral home with no place to go. No …
Love as I have loved you
Every once in awhile something hits me like a lead pipe. It's usually at night when I am reflecting on my day and asking myself whether or not I was a good Christian or not. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus says: I give you a new commandment: love one another; you must love one another …
The Death Penalty and Terrorists
With the recent terrorist act in Boston and subsequent capture of the remaining bomber brings up one of those questions which cause a lot of consternation among Catholics. That question is: should the bomber, if convicted, get the death penalty? Like questions on same sex marriage, contraception and abortion, many Catholics are torn on the …
Be Nice on the Way Up
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be able to go outside of your body and just observe your life, see what you look like from a different perspective? I started thinking about this this morning. Without going into details, I work fr a place where the leadership can best be described …
The Road to Extinction
For this post only, let's change the name of this blog to something other than the Wayward Catholic because for this post I want to keep all references to religion, God, Catholicism or the Bible. So pretend its something like the Wayward Atheist. Okay, then, let's talk about Gay Marriage and why it is wrong from a purely …
Let’s Reverse the Trend
A recent article on TownHall.com written by John Hawkins in which he outlines five signs that American society is degenerating. I agree with all five and can be all traced to one main cause. The five signs are as follows: Dependency Debt Decay in entertainment Politics Marriage When you read Hawkins' descriptions of these five, …
