The world is a vast and mysterious place. I am but a speck of dust being carried by the winds of opportunity.
Sinner, Catholic, American, husband and father to five wonderful children, Navy veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Mission Statement - "I will be a lantern through which Christ’s light shines brightly, radiating warmth, love and mercy; giving glory to God by being a joyful steward of his creatures he has entrusted to my care."
Across the sanctuary a baby is crying. A few pews over a little boy is sitting on his mother’s lap playing with a stuffed animal. In the cry room a toddler is screaming. My six-month old is busily making raspberry noises as loud as she can. Those close to usContinue Reading
At a management seminar I once attended the instructor had everyone in the class tie air filled balloons around our ankles with a one foot piece of string. He then told us that anyone who still had an inflated balloon attached to their ankle at the end of two minutesContinue Reading
Technology increases our efficiency, productivity and brings us closer as a people. At least that is what we are meant to believe. Like with every good lie there is some truth to that statement but in reality technology is nothing more than a brilliantly disguised tool of the devil. WeContinue Reading
Evangelize – Proselytize – Catechize, what is the difference? Evangelization and proselytization are both acts which are done with the hope of converting someone from a particular religion, or no religion, to another religion. Evangelization when done properly is the sharing of one’s faith in a non-confrontational manner with theContinue Reading
“Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. JosephContinue Reading
It was now time to enroll our children in CCD. When we called to register we found out that my oldest was now too old to be entered into the program. If he wanted to get confirmed he would have to go through the RCIA program instead. It was disappointing newsContinue Reading
The religious education of children is one of a parent’s greatest responsibilities. This was a responsibility I was woefully negligent of when it came to my oldest son. I walked away from the Church when he was three years old. The only churching he got was on the rare occasionContinue Reading