Today is the First Sunday of Advent, and even though I promised in my last post to continue my thoughts on the mess in Ferguson, I am going to put that off in favor of a reflection. After all it is Sunday, and Advent is one of the two most important seasons in the Liturgical …
Judge Not
Warning: I am about to go political, There are so many things wrong with this whole Ferguson mess, I really don't know where to start. Here are just a few of them in no particular order. Justice Served (or not): I have to wonder why we even have a justice system in this country when …
Has Satan Won?
I have to admit that lately I have been neglecting my blogging duties. In fact, I have been neglecting a lot of my spiritual duties as well. I am not sure why, but I can only explain it as being in a spiritual drought. I haven't given up or lost faith or anything like that, …
It’s a Dog Love People World Out There
I never was much of a dog person. We had a dog when I was young (actually two, but the one who ate the corner off the house doesn't count), but after I was married that was it. I guess I figured they would be more trouble than they were worth. That was until Buttons …
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 Last Should be First
Lately I have been struggling with a tough decision. The first thing I did was to ask God for some help and guidance. After I did this I started thinking about how for so long this would have been the last (if I ever asked God at all) thing I would do. I think sometimes …
Time to Clean the House
I have a confession to make, I hate cleaning. There I said it and now the whole world knows it. But even though I hate it, it still has to be done. Furthermore, after it is done once, that isn't the end of it, you have to do it again and again, because if you …
It’s Your Choice
Every once in awhile you hear or read something so profound you say to yourself "How can I steal that?" No, wait, I mean, "I wish I had said that." Something will just hit you in the head like a two by four, and just make all kinds of sense, not that getting hit by …
God and Temptation
I have a tendency to waffle, at least with some things. I go back and forth as to what my favorite restaurant is (right now between a great BBQ joint or the brick oven pizza place with great Italian food), or my favorite musical, blues performer, etc. I do the same with trying …
A Little Bit of a Ramble
In my last post, I referred briefly how I began my journey back to the Catholic faith after a rather long absence. It began when I fell off the back of a truck, and a heavy piece of equipment that came behind me narrowly missed me. Someday I will write about the incident in more …
The Wayward Catholic 