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 …
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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 …
Good Fish Bad Fish
Are you a good fish, or a bad fish? If you ever spend much time watching various reality shows, like the one about the crab fishermen or the one where they go after all kinds of fish, you see either at the end of the day or after they bring the nets up, the crew …
What Would You Ask For
It's Sunday which means it's time for Reflections on the Mass Readings! Today's readings are brought to you by God, and they are 1 Kings 3:5, 7 - 12, Romans 8:28 -30 and Matthew 13: 44-52. What would you ask for? If God came to you and said "I will give you anything you want, …
Sunday Reflection: Separating the Wheat and the Weeds
Today's Gospel reading was from Matthew:13:24 - 30. This is Jesus telling another one of his parables. It talks about a man who is planting his wheat field. After he and his workers sow their seeds, one of the man's enemies comes around at night and sows seeds for weeds among the wheat. When …
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