In the past I have written about God giving me answers to questions, sometimes even before I ask them. The latest instance was this week when I was thinking about the Las Vegas shooting. As you know I am convinced we are nearing the end with all that has been happening: earthquakes, hurricanes, mass violence, …
Tag: moral teachings
Taking the Narrow Gate
How often when faced with a choice do we opt for the easiest one? How often do we follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing, even if we aren't sure it is the right thing to do? Or to follow along with Jesus' teaching and take the broad road in order to …
Where is the Bottom
Here is one from the "How far do we have to fall before we hit bottom" department. In the news this week is a story about a website where married couples can hook up for affairs. It seems that a group of hackers has hijacked all the information and is threatening to release all the information unless …
All Living Things are Created Equal
I can't make this stuff up. What's wrong with this picture? We have two separate polls. One shows that 1/3 of Americans feel that animals should have the same rights as humans. Another poll shows that 47% of Americans consider themselves Pro-choice a.k.a unborn children aren't humans and have no rights. So I guess that …
Are you Rolling the Dice
Last week I talked about the sin of sloth. I followed that up with a post about choices. What better way to follow up than to write about making the best choices. While we may or may not agree that we all have free will and are able to make our own choices, there is something we …
Quick to Hear Slow to Speak
How many of us are quick to speak and slow to hear? I would be willing to bet more of us than care to admit. We seem to live in a world where we never listen to each other any more. We have so many distractions, our attention spans have gone down to nothing, we …
We Need More Joseph’s
We really need more Joseph's out in the world today. We need more people who will take responsibility and do the right thing even if they don't need to. In today's Gospel, Matthew 1: 18-24, we recall the story of the angel coming to Joseph letting him know that his betrothed, Mary, would be having …
Are You One of the Righteous
From the "Something to think about" department: Have you ever wondered if we have been here before? As any one who reads this blog or any of my others for that matter, knows I am concerned with the fact that we are rapidly removing God from our lives. It makes you wonder if this has …
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 …
It’s Common Sense
Wouldn't it be nice if we all just got along? There would be no war, no strife, no violence. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just pick up a book and have all the secrets we need to do this? We do. It's called the Bible and you can learn from it whether or …
The Wayward Catholic 