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When My Ego Gets in the Way
How often do I belittle those I serve because I view their circumstance as “reduced?” And in doing so, does that not ...
Is the Lord in Our Midst or Not?
March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent Scrutiny Year A Readings (Lectionary: 28)Reading I Ex 17:3-7In those days, in ...
I Wish Life Had an Instructional Manual
I emptied the box containing the 4,000 pieces of the assemble-yourself-desk I had just purchased for my first grown-u...
Am I Being Holy or Harsh?
If you had known me in my mid to late twenties, it is highly likely we wouldn’t have gotten along. I was what you cal...
Where is God When I'm Feeling Alone?
There have been many times throughout my life in which I’ve felt God’s presence and knew He was with me. Sometimes it...
Knocking on Locked Doors
I am a huge sports movie junkie. One of my favorite sports flicks of all time is the 1993 motion picture Rudy. For th...
Where is Home?
So as I prepared to move back to college again, with my independence stunted due to COVID, my heart wrestled with bot...
Is Sacrifice Really Necessary This Year?
Today is the first Sunday of Lent and, admittedly, I had been feeling uninspired. The thought of purposely imposing m...
Loving Bread and Doubting Jesus
Today is the final day before Lent, or what is commonly called “Fat Tuesday.” It’s a final day of indulgence before ...
The One Who Knows My Soul
“Treat yourself. You deserve it!”
Far too often, I am easily persuaded by these words. I am so quick to treat mysel...
Finding My Place
Sometimes, I find it hard to find my place in this world. I go through spurts of time, especially in the winter month...
My Smile is a Facade
February 7, 2021 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Lectionary: 74)Reading I Jb 7:1-4, 6-7Job spoke, saying:Is not ma...