It is interesting to me that the readings for today are about famine and feasts. For the last five days, I have consumed no food whatsoever. Instead, I have been taking the money that I would have spent to buy food for me and putting it to the side. WhenContinue Reading
When I was in college, I worked as a computer lab assistant. It was my job to be there to make sure that anyone who needed to use a computer not only got the chance to do so but also to answer questions and make sure it was a peacefulContinue Reading
I was going to save the following homily for a future date. The more I tried to write the more it felt as if I were making a sermon out of it, instead of giving the message God was trying to speak to me in the readings. So here itContinue Reading
I went on a four-day men’s weekend a few years ago. It was a compelling experience. During that weekend I began to realize just how much my wife meant to me. At the end of the weekend, they had a closing ceremony. She was there. One of the men walkedContinue Reading
I am more than fifty pounds overweight. I have suffered with high blood pressure and gout since I was about eighteen. I am also a type two diabetic and have the beginning stages of neuropathy and vision problems related to that. I have heart disease and had a quintuple bypassContinue Reading
When an irritant, such as a sharp piece of sand, works its way into an oyster it deploys a defensive mechanism where it coats the irritant with a slime-like substance called nacre. Layer after layer of this nacre is applied until the irritant is smooth and lustrous and known asContinue Reading
My uncle is a devout Lutheran. He loves God deeply and is on fire with the Holy Spirit. He does the good work of bringing men into a deeper love for God and to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. He recently asked me why I converted to Catholicism. TheContinue Reading