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(My apologies – if the infrequency of my posts hasn’t driven all readers away! – for not posting so long. I’m resolving to post every Friday henceforth: it gives me a structure, and it gives anyone following my blog to … Continue reading →

My wife and I frequently talk about a shared sense of urgency: a sense of something more that we’re waiting for, of being on the brink – not just as a couple or a family, or even as a parish or … Continue reading →

I am a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings (TLOTR). I was obsessed with it, reading it through a dozen times between sixth grade and senior year of high school. After I came into a personal relationship with Jesus … Continue reading →

“Your mother was a remarkable woman.” From person after person at the wake service. Over and over. Hundreds signed the guest book, and we guessed that a hundred more, at least, came. And this for an 88-year-old woman many of … Continue reading →

An out-of-state friend was telling me about a recent homily at his parish. The priest was apparently upset by some feedback that he should speak out on political issues. He stated that it wasn’t the job of the clergy to talk publicly about politics: … Continue reading →

A consistent theme of late has been: “Don’t give in to discouragement.” I had this in mind for today’s post, and then at Mass this morning, our associate pastor,  preached about not getting discouraged – which had no direct connection to the readings. … Continue reading →

As promised in my last post, here is how one enters a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. NB: Not to belabor the obvious, but it cannot be overemphasized that having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ IS what it means to … Continue reading →

The theme that has been bombarding me lately is “personal relationship with Jesus”. My wife and I had long been aware that one can attend a Catholic parish for years – or, from what I gather, any liturgical denomination, and … Continue reading →

Hello, world! This is my maiden voyage into the world of blogging. It got started two weeks ago when I recalled a recent homily with the quote (mistakenly attributed to St. Francis of Assisi), “Preach the gospel at all times; … Continue reading →