Here is a question for you on this day after Independence Day. How do you define the "Pursuit of Happiness?" What is your definition of happiness? "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, …
Category: Meditations
Don’t Worry – Be Happy
I haven't written about any quotes from my spiritual friends lately so here we go. Today I went back to my old friend St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. He is talking about something I think we can all use more of - Serenity. First the quote: You are worried. Listen: happen what …
Stop, Look and Listen
Back in the day when railroads first came onto the scene, the railroads would post signs at crossings that read "Stop, Look and Listen." The idea was to get a person to stop at the crossing, look both ways and then listen as an extra precaution. Why? Because it just might stop you from walking …
The Door Story
A few posts ago I wrote about the recent deaths of two of my cousins. I also mentioned that one of them was the daughter of an uncle who passed away at a bad time in my life and there was a story of an answered prayer that goes along with the day of his …
Build a Strong Foundation
As I am sure I have mentioned ad nauseum, I spend a lot of my day driving around. Much of this is spent in the northern regions of Vermont and New Hampshire. In this part of New England as in others parts of the country I am sure, there are many old barns, some still …
Finding God in All Things
I may have mentioned that make my living driving around and have done so for the last fifteen years. Yesterday, during my travels I was in northern Vermont and New Hampshire. It was an absolutely beautiful late summer day and I would have liked to have been able to stop and "smell the roses" for …
What Would You Ask For
It's Sunday which means it's time for Reflections on the Mass Readings! Today's readings are brought to you by God, and they are 1 Kings 3:5, 7 - 12, Romans 8:28 -30 and Matthew 13: 44-52. What would you ask for? If God came to you and said "I will give you anything you want, …
Who is Walking Beside You
It has been awhile since I have written a Sunday Bible Reflection, where I take one of the readings from today's mass and reflect on it, so let me do that today. And I promise there wont be one mention of either abortion or the state of morality (or immorality) in this post. Well other …
The End of the World Again
As I sit in my living room, feeling the heat from the wood stove warming my old bones, the television is on and I am listening to the folks on the Weather Channel reporting on the latest "End of the World." I am not sure how many ends have come this winter but it sure …
In the Quiet
Stop what you are doing and listen. What do you hear? I hear the television, earlier it was internet radio. Do you hear something as well? Are you listening to music? Reading this and talking on the phone? Think about your whole day, are you one of those, like me, who always has to have …
The Wayward Catholic 