Today in the Catholic Church is the first Sunday of Advent, which is also the beginning of the liturgical year. Advent means basically the two comings of Jesus, his birth and when he comes again at the end of time. Today's Gospel reading is Matthew 24: 37 - 44 where Jesus tells us how we …
Category: Reflections
What I am Thankful For
On this Thanksgiving Day, I thought I would write something I am sure no other blogger in the world, or at least the US is writing about today, what I am thankful for. Yesterday was a very windy and rainy day here in the northeast. I make deliveries and and I had to wait at …
Are You the One or One of the Nine
Are you one of the nine?
The Prodigal Son
How many of us are like the Prodigal Son? How many of us are like his brother? I am referring to today's Gospel reading from Luke 15:1-32 which has this parable. A wealthy farmer has two sons, one of them decides he wants his share of his inheritance, which his father gives him. The son …
Right and Wrong
If God has given us the freedom of choice, or free will, but we remove God from our lives, how will we know right from wrong? If we don't let God guide our moral conscience, who will? With all the violence which has been happening in our world lately, shouldn't we be wondering if this …
Patience is a Virtue
I recently subscribed to another blog and receive a weekly post via email. For anyone who pretends to be a writer, we all come across others who write exactly like we would like to and aspire to. This blog is one of those. (You can subscribe here) Last week's post entitled "Perseverance, Not Perfection" was …
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 …
It’s Common Sense
Wouldn't it be nice if we all just got along? There would be no war, no strife, no violence. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just pick up a book and have all the secrets we need to do this? We do. It's called the Bible and you can learn from it whether or …
A Hearse and a U-Haul
"Follow me". These are the words Jesus spoke to Levi a tax collector, who then rose from his desk and walked out the door, never looking back. Levi later became one of the twelve, Matthew. Could you do this, leave everything behind to follow Jesus? Here was Levi, a tax collector with a good paying …
Ask and it will be given you
Today at Mass, there were two young children in the pew in front of us with their parents. It was quite evident that three of the four really didn't want to be there, the two kids and the father. It brought me back to when I was young, I didn't want to be there either. …
The Wayward Catholic 