I do a lot of hiking out in the woods. I love coming across old farms and fields. I was walking a trail a few days ago and it led me through several old farm fields. I don’t know how long the fields were abandoned but what was once pasture with beautiful grass is now …
Tag: living with the end in mind
Leading the Way
This is the first in what I hope to be a series of posts based upon Saint Josemaria Escrvia the founder of Opus Dei. He was a prolific writer, not writing centuries ago but in the twentieth century. You will never be a leader if you see others only as stepping-stones to get ahead. You …
He will not let you be tempted
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (RSV2CE) If I had to choose one …
I was lost, but now am found
So how's the whole Lent thing working out for you? Keeping all those Lenten resolutions? Yeah, same here. Out of four, I've kept one and a half. No excuses, I'm just a slug. But why should Lenten resolutions be any different than anything else in my life - half done? Maybe it's just the old …
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 …
You Say You Want a Revelation
My apologies to John Lennon for using a line from one of his songs but I couldn't help it. I have been looking into the Book of Revelation over the last week or so and this line kept going through my head. I have always wondered about this book as it seems pretty scary until …
Bring Back the Sheep
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading is John 10:11 - 18. This is where Jesus tells us that He is the Good Shepherd. He then describes what a good shepherd does. We learn that a good shepherd will lay down his life for his sheep. If a lion comes into the flock, the good …
The Two Ways
I come from a time when there were only two ways of doing things: the right way and the wrong way. Every choice had only two options: right or wrong. Every act was either good or evil.Where did this law come from? It came from a strong moral foundation, handed down to us from our …
The Beginning of the End
Is this the beginning of the end? I am beginning to think it could be. Look around at the world today. This week alone there was another devastating hurricane and earthquake. There is a legitimate chance that we could find ourselves in a nuclear war, a true war to end all wars, and with it …
Are the Animals Lining Up
As I am sitting here listening to the rain tattooing the roof of the building I am in I am wondering if this will be going on for another 39 days. Of course, I know that God promised Noah that it wouldn't happen again, but could he change His mind? No, because he doesn't renege …
The Wayward Catholic 