It’s been a very long time since I’ve had a chance to sit down and write on my blog. Some of you already know all the things that have happened. I ended up in the ER with an infection brought on by some medicine the doctors had given meContinue Reading
One of the most challenging teachings for me personally from our current set of readings had to be the teaching on jihad. For me it challenges everything I have ever known or heard about the Islamic religion. The book (World Religions, A Voyage of Discovery by Jeffrey Brodd) indicates thatContinue Reading
In today’s Gospel we see Jesus continuing to call out the Scribes and Pharisees. He doesn’t condemn them for what they are doing. There is nothing wrong with building a memorial to a loved one or a statue to remind you of an important event or person. TheContinue Reading
I’ve been avoiding Facebook a bit lately. The vitriol and venom that drips from the pages seems to saturate the very fabric of my skin, leaving me want to bathe in something harsher than water to remove it’s stain. I see people who on a normal day would have nothingContinue Reading
Thank you Father Don and all of you in the congregation for this opportunity to speak before you. I want to begin this talk with a story I found on the internet. A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing inContinue Reading
One of our daughters is learning to drive. It’s a frustrating, fun, and yet dangerous time in a person’s life. You have to learn to look at the road and glance at everything else. The mirrors have to be checked frequently, the speedometer gauged, an eye kept on the edgeContinue Reading
Today’s Gospel has a very familiar scene to Christians all over the world. The story of the prodigal son has been discussed ad nauseuam for hundreds of years. The beautiful thing about Scripture though is it that it speaks to us when and where we are. The message it givesContinue Reading