“success … takes a life time to achieve, it takes patience.” Think back to the best times of your life, those experiences you always carry with you. These are the memories you cherish. Were there other people there with you? Now think back to the worst times, those days whenContinue Reading
“Obedience does not rob us of our freedom, rather it frees us to employ the full range of our gifts and talents in service to the Master.” French archbishop Francois Fenelon said this about obedience. “It is not the multitude of hard duties, it is not constraint and contention thatContinue Reading
“At the core of the family is faith” The Faith of Joseph Through the seasons of Advent and Christmas we focus much on Jesus and Mary. It was through Mary’s fiat that Jesus came into the world, fulfilling God’s plan to save us from the ravages of sin and death.Continue 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
“The more we read about the lives of the saints the more we come to realize how ordinary they really were.” God does not make things easy for His saints. By saints, I mean each and every one of us, for we are all called to sainthood, we are allContinue Reading
“Obedience does not rob us of our freedom, rather it frees us to employ the full range of our gifts and talents in service to the Master.” French archbishop Francois Fenelon said this about obedience. “It is not the multitude of hard duties, it is not constraint and contention thatContinue Reading
Do we treat each other as family? From God’s perspective we are all brothers and sisters but we often fall short in seeing each other that way. The parable of the workers in the vineyard offends our sense of justice and fairness. Why should the worker who worked only forContinue Reading
How can we call ourselves God’s family? When I give Baptismal Preparation classes I often ask the men in the room, “How many of you thought you were marrying just one person, and then come to find that you actually married an entire family?” The heads of the men almostContinue Reading
Did you know that a Catholic bishop once had a primetime television show about Faith? He even won an Emmy in 1953 for the most outstanding television personality, beating Lucille Ball among others. For five years Bishop Fulton Sheen instructed America in the Catholic faith. And every time he wentContinue Reading
