“True love is not a feeling by which we are overwhelmed. It is a committed, thoughtful decision.” -Dr. M. Scott Peck Abou ben Adhem and Love of Neighbor English poet Leigh Hunt tells a story about a man named Abou ben Adhem. Abou woke up one night to the visionContinue Reading
“Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and unto God that which is God’s.” A Man For All Seasons The 1966 movie, “A Man For all Seasons,” is one of the most acclaimed films of all time. It garnered a host of awards including six academy awards for, among others,Continue Reading
“Great work of any kind takes an enormous amount of preparation.” The Logger Once upon a time there was a young man who needed work. He was skilled with an axe and so he approached the foreman of a logging crew and asked for a job. “That depends,” said theContinue Reading
“Too often, our prayer is self-centered rather than God-centered.” The Purpose of Prayer Do we know how to pray properly? Do we even realize the effectiveness of our prayer? Thanks to several big budget movies the name CS Lewis is much more familiar to us. He was the author ofContinue Reading
“the Church does not speak of an ‘informed conscience,’ it speaks rather of a ‘well-formed conscience.’” The Mercy of God Is Endless God is always calling us, always waiting to show us His mercy. All we have to do is respond. Robert Robinson was an English clergyman who lived inContinue Reading
“Are we a family that cares for and supports each other? Or are we a group of strangers who see each other as competitors?” Family When we read “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard” do we agree with the first laborers who grumbled at the landlord? Do weContinue Reading
“True forgiveness is difficult for us because it involves sacrifice, we have to give up something.” Forgiveness When we are sorely tested, do we truly practice the forgiveness that Jesus preached? In October of 2006, in a tiny hamlet of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Charlie Roberts, a local milk truck driver,Continue Reading
“it is out of love that we pursue justice” The Pilgrims There is an old story about two pilgrims traveling to a monastery high up in the mountains of Tibet. A storm was approaching and they made their way as quickly as possible along the narrow and treacherous paths. WhileContinue Reading
“we cannot achieve the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven without enduring the suffering of our age” John Paul II In 1978 the election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to the papacy rocked the world. He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the youngest pope since 1846. AtContinue Reading
“the Church Militant, the souls here on earth still united to their physical bodies, for us the fight continues.” Boldness,Boldness, Always Boldness In the Apostles Creed the Church professes the belief that when Jesus died upon the cross He descended into Hell. That idea may make some people uncomfortable. ButContinue Reading