Nov
21
Sweet Honey & A Sour Stomach
November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Book of Revelations always freaks me out. I quite frankly can’t figure out how St. John didn’t go all loco after envisioning and writing about it.
But he did envision it and he did write about what he saw. And there is much for us to learn about what God chose to tell him.
This week’s [...]
Nov
13
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini & the Face of Christ
November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
From the 1890’s until her death in 1917, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini cared for the poor, the orphaned, the widowed in the United States. She focused mostly on the large immigrant population, having been an immigrant herself to this great land. She became a U.S. citizen and thus was the first American citizen saint upon [...]
Nov
6
Pro-Life and the Parable of the Lost Sheep
November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Since about 11:00 on election night, I’ve been trying to figure out what to write in light of the election. There is just so much to take from this most historic of times.
And I guess that my thoughts keep coming back to the state of the pro-life cause.
Let’s face facts, pro-life measures failed in five [...]
Oct
30
Armor of God
October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As men, we tend to try and go it alone; to face all of life’s challenges and difficulties with a solitary fortitude. We may pray for strength and guidance; but ultimately we think it’s up to us to stand up alone to all that life throws at us, our families, and our career.
And we would be [...]
Oct
22
What is Expected of Us?
October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
I often ponder the question - what is expected of us; specifically what is expected of me?
It’s not an easy answer for me as I play many roles. I’m a father, husband, son, godfather, uncle, friend, worker, coach, board member, fraternal brother, etc.; not to mention my responsibilities as an American and a Catholic. I have expectations of [...]
Oct
19
“Render Unto Caesar”
October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m struck by three juxtapositions today.
The first is that Cincinnati’s new Archbishop was named on Friday. We are getting Bishop Dennis Schnurr from the Diocese of Duluth, MN. The Cincinnati Enquirer has run a couple of articles on him. But it was today’s that caught my attention. It was in the form of a Q&A [...]
Oct
11
Covenants
October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For some reason, I’ve been doing a great deal of reading recently on covenants; specifically the covenant between God and man.
Adam & Eve was the first covenant; Noah was the second; Abraham was the third. And it is this third covenant that led to Moses’ and David’s covenants. which in turn set the basis for the [...]
Oct
9
On Our Knees
October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I read somewhere once that a real man is most likely found on his knees; not when he is in some weak act of surrender to another, but rather when he has totally given himself over to prayer.
When I read this comment, I hearkened back to my Catholic high school days when I was “encouraged” to [...]
Sep
29
777
September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A missed opportunity!
I’ve been trying to get a fallen-away Catholic I care about back to the Church. I took a look at the Dow Jones from today and saw that it fell 777 points. I made crack to him that if it had fallen 666 points, then we would have seen the churches packed this [...]
Sep
21
There seems to be a great deal to be pessimistic about these days - an uncertain economy, a generation-defining election; historic turmoil in the financial markets; and Revelations-like global insecurity. There is much for us to be worried about, especially considering that most of our anxiety is caused by events over which we have very little control.
So, I [...]
