The other day I played hooky from work, something I don't usually do. I had a bunch of things that needed doing that can only be done during the week so I spent the day driving from here to there and back again. One of my stops included a local Trappist monastery. While my visit …
Tag: life lesson
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Picture this, you’re at work and wasting some time looking at your Facebook page. Out of the blue you receive a friend request from a familiar name. It is an old girlfriend (or boyfriend) from high school. This was your first, and we all know we never forget our first… You haven’t thought about this …
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 …
The Time is Now
It's been just about a year since I moved from the little house on the lake and completed a life transformation that began about a year before that. Reflecting on the past few years I can see such a difference from where I was then to where I am now, and I owe it all …
Lent Starts Today
Okay here it is the first day of Lent and it is required that I do something for Lent, either fast or some other "penance" for the next forty days. After thinking about it I have decided on exactly what I will try to do. It won't be fasting since I am already on a …
The Safest Road to Hell
Isn't that the truth? The road to hell begins smoothly, you drift a little to one side or the other and you don't even realize it. As Lewis says, there aren't any signposts, nothing to let you know you are going the wrong way. The Evil One won't post signs for you, he will just let …
If I Knew Then – Reflection of a Wayward Catholic
One of the first things I did when I decided to find my way back to God was to read the Bible. This is something I had never done. I remember once as a teenager, perhaps when I was in college, picking it up and starting to read it but I didn't get very far. …
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God has the answer
At mass this morning Father Peter blessed all the fathers. I admit I accepted the blessing but I'm not sure I deserve it. I've nt sure that I have been all that good of one. Oh, my kids have turned out great, both are married, I have four and 2/3 grandchildren, and they are doing …
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 …
Trust in God
Today's first reading is from Sirach 2:1 - 11. This is a book from the Old Testament and is one of those which is not included in non-Catholic bibles, something which better minds than mine will have to explain. It is about having trust in God. Here are a few lines from the reading: Wait …
The Wayward Catholic 