This morning my fifth grandchild entered the world. Yes, it is an occasion of joy, but it is also an occasion of some sorrow and some depression. Anytime a new life enters the world, this is a joyful thing as God has created another being in which He can flourish. But therein lies the sadness …
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The Next Step
Each journey begins with a first step which then leads to a next. In my journey back to the Catholic faith, I have reached the third. I don't know how many there are, but I know I have reached the third. The first two were returning to Mass and making a complete confession, the second …
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 …
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 …
Let’s Reverse the Trend
A recent article on TownHall.com written by John Hawkins in which he outlines five signs that American society is degenerating. I agree with all five and can be all traced to one main cause. The five signs are as follows: Dependency Debt Decay in entertainment Politics Marriage When you read Hawkins' descriptions of these five, …
The Subversion of Morality Continues
I often write about the Progressive movement and how they are constantly undermining Christian beliefs. They want to be in charge, they don't want God to be in charge, they don't want a young person's parents to be in charge, they want to control your thinking, your mores. Here is a "Guide" put out by …
Sunday Reflection: Pulling Weeds
We have had some much needed rain this week and things are growing, like, well weeds. The weeds are growing amongst the flowers and plants and need to be pulled. This is a chore I don’t particularly care for, but it needs to be done. We plant gardens using seeds and with some attention the …
More on Honesty
In my last post I talked about whether or not it is okay to lie. I also didn’t come up with an answer and I mentioned this is why I consider myself a wayward Catholic. Each time I try to answer a question regarding faith, more questions arise.I think there are many people in my …
Don’t Be That Guy
We've all heard the phrase "Don't be that guy" and it means don't be the guy who does something foolish. (Yes, ladies, this means you too.) And I am here to admit, I have been "that guy". About a year ago I had a close call at work, there was an accident which could have …
The Wayward Catholic 