Jan
31
Hiding the Light
January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Do we hide our faith from others? Are we “closet” Catholics?
Are we concerned about what others might say and think if they knew we prayed in our office - or spent our lunch hour going to Mass - or stopped in for a quick visit to the church on our way home from work?
Do we [...]
Jan
30
Personal Assessment Time
January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It seems like there are thousands of tests on the web - assessing our IQ, our relationships, our career, and so on.
In today’s gospel (Mark 4), we get to take an assessment to measure our faith. In the gospel reading, Christ is telling the parable of the sown seed.
So let’s ask ourselves, what happens to us when [...]
Jan
29
Dancing with the Stars - Davidian Style
January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I watch “Dancing with the Stars”. I hate to admit it but I like it. My wife lured me in - my little girl insisted I watch it - and I got hooked. I am actually looking forward to the next season.
And I am comforted by the realization that anything that can be good enough [...]
Jan
28
Measuring Up to One’s Gifts
January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Pope John Paul II - Mother Teresa - Padre Pio . . .
Great people who were recognized as such in their own times. They were declared de facto saints long before their deaths - just a matter of waiting until the proper time for their canonization.
Every era has these blessed servants - people embodying Christ so completely that they [...]
Jan
27
Seeing the Light in Us
January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
How do people see me? What do they think of me?
Have you ever asked yourself these questions?
We go throughout our days engaging with others - whether they be family, friends, colleagues, strangers. We have thoughts about them - we have perceptions about them - even if we notice them for just a moment as they are walking by.
But, have [...]
Jan
26
The Children of Christ’s Revolution
January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This is the day we commemorate the lives of St. Timothy and St. Titus. They were both missionaries, bishops, and companions of St. Paul. Without guys like St. Timothy and St. Titus, St. Paul’s job would have been a heck of a lot harder.
What I find especially inspiring about their lives is that they were [...]
Jan
25
Our Road to Damascus
January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Lots of great things happen on New Testament roads. The Road to Jericho brings the Good Samaritan. The Road to Emmaus brings the first encounter with Christ resurrected. The Road to Damascus brings the Conversion of St. Paul - the feast of which we celebrate today.
Imagine that you are doing something in your life that [...]
Jan
24
The Devout Life
January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Today’s first reading in the liturgy continues the saga of David. In the reading, he’s basking in the glow of his victory over Goliath and receiving the adulation of the Israelites.
Of course, all of this attention makes King Saul envious and we find him plotting David’s death. That is until Saul’s son, Jonathan, steps in and mediates a [...]
Jan
23
The David in Each of Us
January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Through the end of this month, the liturgy’s first reading is focused on the life and times of King David. His life story is my favorite Old Testament tale and one in which I think all men can take inspiration.
He succeeded and failed on a great scale. He was a man of tremendous strengths and crippling [...]
Jan
21
Putting on the New - Doing God’s Will
January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There seem to be two messages in today’s readings - one about doing God’s will, the other about discarding the old and putting on the new. But, aren’t both messages part of each other?
In today’s first reading from 1 Samuel 15, King Saul is taken to task by the prophet Samuel for not completing the [...]
