May

22

St. Rita of Cascia & Baseball - My New Favorite Saint

May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I think I might have a new favorite saint.  St. Rita of Cascia is new to the U.S. liturgical calendar even though she lived in the 15th Century and was canonized in 1900.  Why the Church waited so long to canonize her and then get her on our calendar is beyond me because I fell in [...]

May

21

Tomorrow

May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As I realize that the gas pump really does say $3.99 a gallon, I’m thinking there are many reasons to be concerned recently.  Whether justified or not, it seems we are going through a period where it feels like times are changing and we don’t seem to be in control of our lives or our future.  God has many of us on a neat little [...]

May

20

Receiving in His Name

May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Having lived through a relatively disadvantaged childhood (i.e. orphaned, lived in foster homes and orphanages, adopted as older child, several major surgeries to repair birth defects), I remember being struck by today’s gospel reading (Mark 9:30-37) the first time I heard it twenty-five years ago.
After predicting his Passion for the second time, Christ tells his disciples [...]

May

16

Classic Lines

May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Bible is full of classic lines - some complex, some simple. 
Today’s first reading from James 2 has two of my favorite passages.
The first is when St. James writes -
“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?
Can that faith save him?  If a brother [...]

May

15

St. Isidore - Working & Praying

May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

St. Isidore was quite a character. 
A simple farmer from the 12th Century who worked for the same rich guy all of his life.  He went to Mass every day, visited churches on holidays, prayed behind the plow, served the poor, cared for animals, and married a peasant girl who also became a saint herself.
Not bad for a [...]

May

14

Matthias, Welcome to the Club!

May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

We’ve all walked into a group where we were the outsider - where everyone seemed to know each other and had their bond and we were left wondering what we needed to do to get into the circle.
So, imagine St. Matthias and his entry into the “Apostles Club.”  Christ had just ascended into heaven and the eleven [...]

May

2

God is on the Line - Will You Take the Call?

May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I remember the really old movies where there would actually be an operator that would patch calls through from the callers to the callees - and the operator would always say something along the lines of “So and so is on the line, will you take the call?”  It’s certainly a different world for my generation.
But, [...]

May

1

St. Joseph - Our Perfect Role Model

May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Could God have made a better role model for Dads than St. Joseph?
He was a perfect husband and father.  He was a tireless and dedicated worker. 
Husband, Father, Worker - the three roles that define who we are and what we need to excel at each and every day.
Today is the Feast Day of St. Joseph [...]

Apr

29

St. Catherine - Now That’s a Woman!

April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I knew nothing about St. Catherine of Siena until I decided to do some reading last night knowing that today is the her feast day.  What I learned floored me.  This woman was incredible!  Just read this short synopsis of her life achievements from Catholic.org -
The 25th child of a wool dyer in northern Italy, [...]

Apr

23

A Day in the Life of the Pope

April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’m still caught up in the immense spiritual wave left by the Papal Visit, so I spent last night surfing different Papal Visit websites trying to make sure I’m catching everything there is to catch from this past week.  In my web travels, I came across this photo essay on National Catholic Register detailing a typical day in the life [...]

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