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Jan. 7, 2021

A Time for Saints

Yesterday, January 6, 2021, is a day that will never be forgotten. I was out rideshare driving for several hours while listening to the news on the radio. I rarely listen to the news, as I usually prefer to have some light background music on while …

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May 3, 2020

What If You've Received the Eucharist for the Last Time?

We are living in unprecedented and uncertain times. The entire world has been affected by a global pandemic, it has reached nearly every corner of the earth and affected nearly every person on the planet in some way. If you or a loved one has not co…

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March 23, 2019

Holding It All Together

“Who has measured with his palm the waters, marked off the heavens with a span, held in his fingers the dust of the earth, weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord or instructed Him as…

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April 30, 2018

Grace and Golden Tickets

We are all a great deal luckier that we realize, we usually get what we want - or near enough.  ~ Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  Just about everyone knows that the only way to get into Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Facto…

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March 29, 2018

Reach for Heaven, Not for Leprechauns

Our entire seventh-grade class had been warned about our behavior. Instead of posing for a picture, we decided to play a pickup game of basketball in the gym. We were reprimanded for being disobedient and defiant during our opportunity to take the t…

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Feb. 28, 2018

Contemplate on the Cross

Working as a Youth Minister and in Catholic Media, the Stations of the Cross has shaped my ministry. What began ten years ago as a youth ministry activity in need of revitalization, has become a pillar and guidepost of my personal spirituality and p…

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Jan. 31, 2018

The Kingdom of God is Like a Circus?

“We cannot all see alike, but we can all do good.” ~ P.T. Barnum Jesus used many analogies when he talked about the Kingdom of God. He likened Heaven to a hidden treasure, a landowner, a pearl of great price, a mustard seed, and many ot…

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Dec. 22, 2017

The Adventures of Orange Beard & The Prayer of St. Francis

Lord make me an instrument of your peaceWhere there is hatred let me sow loveWhere there is injury, pardonWhere there is doubt, faithWhere there is despair, hopeWhere there is darkness, lightAnd where there is sadness, joy O divine master grant tha…

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Dec. 16, 2017

Gift's That Keep Giving

‘What day is it?’ ‘It's today,’ squeaked Piglet. ‘My favorite day,’ said Pooh. ~A.A Milne A few years ago during the Christmas Season, my family sat down to watch old videos of previous Christmas day celebrations…

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Nov. 21, 2017

Giving Thanks

No one has ever become poor by giving.~ Anne Frank This week our nation pauses to allow us to give thanks in a big way. Offices will be closed, roads and airports will be jammed as people prepare for the largest family meal of the year. Many of us …

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