May
26
Memorial Day
May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There are men and women who have walked among us, and sacrficed everything they have and everything they are to keep us and others throughout the world free. They have gone to liberate, save and comfort - to make the world a better place. And they have paid with their lives for what we too often take for [...]
May
23
St. Louis & Senator Kennedy
May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
Two totally unrelated thoughts for today . . .
Archbishop Burke just ordained nine new priests to his See in St. Louis. That’s the total for the Archdiocese in the past three years combined. They have so many guys interested in the priesthood that they are actually talking about expanding the seminary.
To say that this news is [...]
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
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
3
The Good Shepherd of Cleveland
May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment
I was in Cleveland, Ohio yesterday for a meeting. With the Indians in town, we had made plans to catch the game and stay overnight.
I decided to go for a walk because I had a couple of hours to waste between my meeting and the game. I found out that I was only several blocks from the [...]
Apr
30
Should We Leave Mylie Alone?
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m watching Extra last night and the story about Miley Cyrus and her Vanity Fair photo shoot came on. I heard about the story earlier in the day. Being the father of a kindergarten girl who idolizes Miley/Hannah, I went on the Vanity Fair website to read the story and see the photos in question.
Wow, I [...]
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
14
“Christ Our Hope”
April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Our Moment
This week is a generation defining moment - when the Holy Father comes to America. Papal visits occur less frequently than a Republican getting elected in Massachusetts. So, let us embrace this moment - let it rejuvenate us, bring us to a greater faith, and give us that hope that can only be found in Christ, [...]
Apr
2
More Lessons from the Biggest Loser
April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sometime ago, I wrote about the Biggest Loser and certain relationship lessons we could learn from this show.
Last night, the show got down to the final four - and throughout the night’s show, they showed before and after footage - before they were on the show and what they look like now. The literal transformation of [...]
Mar
5
Our Sons Are Watching!
March 5, 2008 | 3 Comments
There is a song by Phillips, Craig & Dean with a verse something along the lines of . . .
“Lord, I want to be just like you, ’cause he wants to be just like me.”
It’s a song about a father realizing that he needs to be more like Christ and our Father in heaven because his [...]
