Sometimes we just need to put ourselves in God’s hands
Tag: faith in God
Their Eyes Were Opened
Today is the Third Sunday of Easter. We are almost into our third month of the coronavirus pandemic. we have lived through 40 days of Lent without being able to go into our churches, without being able to celebrate Mass and even more importantly, without being able to receive the Body and Blood of our …
COVID- 19 Heart vs Mind
I have started this post about five times now and am finding it extremely difficult to write. I am trying to write my thoughts on this whole Corona Virus situation. I am very conflicted on this, conflicted about the "quarantine", God, my faith and my Church. My head says one thing, my heart another. Let …
Give Me Strength
I don't normally talk about my past other than to say I wasn't the best Catholic or Christian and I made a lot of bad choices. But the last few days have brought back some memories of when I was younger, mostly about my Dad. This past Tuesday my wife had a total hip replacement …
God Bless America
Happy Independence Day! Today is the 242nd anniversary of this great country of ours. It's sad to think of how many of our fellow Americans have forgotten some of the principles this country was founded on. I am going to share some of them today. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men …
A Test of Faith
My last post dealt with a custody battle involving a Facebook acquaintance of mine. I asked the question "What do we do when there are two wills involved?" How do we know which is God's? My friend made the comment that if one more person told her it was God's will that her daughter's father …
Who’s Side is God on
I am about to ask a question for which I have no answer. But then isn’t that what life is about, trying to find answers to unanswerable questions? The other day I happened to go onto Facebook. There was a post from one of my Facebook friends who is going through a nasty custody battle …
Knock and the door will be opened
Let me continue with yesterday's train of thought. Shorty after I began my journey, a journey that began mostly as a fact finding mission. I wanted to learn the truth about what happens next, what happens when our time here is done. At this time I had a job where I spent a lot of …
A Single Step
I know, I know, I missed two days, but I promise to make it up to you. In my last post, I promised to go through my bible and locate all the passages that helped me get through my troubles, the ones that helped me to trust in God and to live one day at …
Jesus Didn’t Give Up
Here is a question for the class: How much faith do you put into God healing you when you are sick? I am not saying to not go to a doctor, or refuse treatment, but do you you think having faith in God helps you beat your illness? As you may or may not know …
The Wayward Catholic 