Show of hands, did you know today is a Holy Day of Obligation, Ascension Thursday? Okay, maybe that isn't quite true as for some reason it can be celebrated on Sunday, but here in Massachusetts it is. And, I even went to Mass this morning, first Holy Day of Obligation mass I have attended in an awful …
Category: Faith
Make Religion a Habit
It dawned on my today that practicing ones religion is like exercising. We go to the doctor, he or she ells us we need to exercise, it will make us feel better, and we proceed to ignore it. Then usually after the third time the doctor tells you to do it, you give in. You start a program, …
The Road Ahead
One day a couple of weeks ago I made a purchase at a local Catholic book store, I was given a prayer card with a prayer Thomas Merton. It is very appropriate for my life these last few months. Now before I print the prayer, I decided to do a little research on who Thomas Merton …
No Other Gods
I've been thinking about my life lately, where I have been, where I am and where I am going. I always get like this around holidays, but more so this year since in the last year I have really changed. Things have happened in this last year, which have led me closer to God and …
Palm Sunday Thoughts
On a cold but sunny Palm Sunday, I figure it is a good time to reflect over the last year of my life, after all it was just about a year ago that I began attending Sunday Mass religiously (pardon the pun). I have come a long way in the last year but I still …
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: …
A Waylaid Catholic
In yesterday's post I talked about whether or not we need God in our lives. Obviously I think we do as the evidence of us pushing Him away becomes more and more evident with each passing day. With that, I have a confession to make... I was part of the problem. You see I grew …
Can We Live Without God
In today's homily from Catholic Online, Deacon Keith Fournier talks about how we as a society have turned away from God and rejected His commandments, which, by doing so we have also rejected His moral law. Now it is no secret to anyone who reads this blog, that I certainly agree with that but I know …
Believers and Non-believers
As I sometimes have a tendency to do, especially when I have too much time on my hands, I think too much. And when I think too much, I have to post about it which can lead to some very strange insights. Here comes one now... I had a comment on this morning's post from …
The Wayward Catholic 