When you have a decision to make do you what’s best for you or for others? Which choice do you think will best get you to heaven? Throughout the gospels Jesus tells us what we need to do to get to heaven. We need to love God and love each other. He also tells us …
Tag: Book of Matthew
A Cut and Paste World
I try not to get too involved in politics on this site but there are times it is hard not to. This is one of them. Currently, there has been a lot of attention focused on the detaining of children who have crossed the border. They have been herded into detention centers and have been …
Humility
Today’s Gospel reading, Matthew 23: 1 -12 we hear Jesus preaching in the temple and berating the scribes and Pharisees. He tells his listeners to do what they are told but to not do what they do. In other words, don’t follow their examples. We all know people like that. People who might have a little …
Look at me – Here I am
Here we are, Holy Saturday, and I only kept one of my lenten promises and it wasn't the one that I was going to write a blog post for each day of lent. I didn't make the Good Friday "Celebration of the Passion" either. Maybe next year but I will be going to Easter Mass …
Trust in the Lord
The last few weeks have been especially hard for me. And I admit they have been testing my faith. There was a time when these same things would have beaten me but not this time. Why? Because this time, I have faith. I know that God is with me and will give me the strength …
He Did it Again
I have to admit that the last few months have been tough on me and especially on my faith. I was beginning to head back down a road that would lead me away from the church. I was losing faith because it seemed like God wasn't there. And then He did it again... He answered …
It’s No Yoke
Anyone who grew up in New England probably took a fourth grade field trip to Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. It is a recreation of a village from the 1830’s with original buildings and artifacts from a time where day-to-day life was, well although not easier, certainly less complicated. As part of this outdoor …
Where There is a Will
When I look back at my journey over the last three or so years, there are times when I think I have made so much progress and then there are days, like yesterday, when I realize I still have a long way to go. I will get into what happened yesterday a little later. One of …
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 …
Who am I to Judge
In my last post I wrote how I had done something I never had before, gave money to a street person. I wrote how it reminded me of Matthew 25: 44 - 46 and "What you did for the least..." I have been reflecting even more on this over the last couple of days. As …
The Wayward Catholic 