Oct
27
We’re Under Attack - So What?
October 27, 2007 | 1 Comment
Are Catholics under attack? If so, does it matter?
Deacon Keith A. Fournier has an interesting column on Catholic.org - “Anti-Catholicism on the Rise - We Must Stand Firm.”
A great deal of what he said is true - Catholicism and Catholics are being attacked, mocked and joked about at every turn. The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” sacrilege in [...]
Oct
25
“Rouse Him at the Name of Crispian”
October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Sometimes, you gotta wonder about the timing of God’s messages - the gospel for today (Luke 12:49-53) has Christ exhorting us that “I have come to set the earth on fire,
and how I wish it were already blazing!”
In any case, I think it’s best to just leave this gospel alone considering the events of this week.
Instead, I want [...]
Oct
19
You’re Not Paranoid
October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
When a close friend or relative dies, we often hear the consoling words, “he/she will be watching over us now from heaven” or “now we have a special angel in heaven looking out for us.”
When I was young, I loved hearing these words because they always helped me deal with death and the loss of [...]
Oct
12
Keeping Our House Clean
October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
We’ve done it . . . we kicked that bad habit or that addiction . . . we’ve cast off that sin that has weighed us down. We are new men.
But how do we keep it that way?
Today’s gospel from Luke 10 gives us a warning . . .
“When an unclean spirit goes out of someone,
it roams through [...]
Oct
3
Letting Our Big “BUTs” Get in Our Way
October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
How many times do we say “I will do such and such, but first I must . . . ”? How many times do we start doing something and keep looking back . . . at a former life . . . a former love . . .?
Today’s gospel has Jesus’ disciples telling him that [...]
Sep
29
St. Michael - He Has Our Back
September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Today is the Feast of the Archangels - St. Michael, St. Gabriel & St. Raphael.
St. Michael is commemorated as the angel who led the victorious fight against Satan when he and his henchmen rebelled against God in heaven.
Today’s second reading, from Revelations 12, tells the story:
“War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. [...]
