In this morning’s Gospel, St. Luke talks about a scene where Jesus gets into the boat with an exhausted crew of men and instructs them to go back to where they began, back to where they failed all night to catch fish. Peter admits they’re tired but then says, “butContinue Reading
In today’s first reading, we are reminded of something very important about the Christian faith. Paul writes in his letter to the Colossians: “Of this, you have already heard through the word of truth, the Gospel, that has come to you.” That’s very important because Jesus didn’t write a singleContinue Reading
The Psalm has a very simple statement in it, a request from us to God: “teach us to number our days aright.” What does that mean? We might call it the “bucket list” mentality in our world, yet that doesn’t do it justice. Because that mentality says, let’s make aContinue Reading
One of the beautiful things about how the Church, inspired by the Holy Spirit, has organized the scriptures for the Mass is that the readings and the Psalm often have an obvious connection. A single message. Today, Paul and Jesus seem to be talking about opposite things, but it’s theContinue Reading
Todays’ Gospel is pretty challenging. It tells us that just showing up to the wedding doesn’t mean we are ready for it. We have to be ready. Prepared. Dressed. During the Order of Baptism, we say the following words as we place a white garment on the person: You haveContinue Reading
Yesterday was our first day of homeschooling. English, literature, algebra, science. Then came the one I was excited for, the religious element. The program we are using uses the Baltimore Catechism. That’s something that many Catholics were taught growing up. So, we spent about 30 minutes discussing the first fiveContinue Reading
When I was younger, I went to someone’s house I wasn’t supposed to. I was supposed to be going to a friend’s house but stopped by some guys playing basketball. One thing led to another, and I was involved in a game at a place I was never supposed toContinue Reading