The Cross = a Broken Heart?
Today, the Church celebrates Good Friday. It seems odd to me to call the day Jesus suffered, died, and was buried “good.” Because on this day Jesus shed his blood,…
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Here. We. Go…
With the celebration of Palm Sunday this weekend, we set off into the holiest week of the Church year. This is a week that culminates with those events that make…
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Stuck in a Rut
Learning to drive in a winter climate is a unique challenge. You need to know how to handle slippery conditions, make sure your washer fluid is topped up when the…
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Jesus: The Babe, The Son of Mary
When my wife and I found out that we were expecting our first child, it was an exciting and nervous time. We had been married a little more than six…
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God stacked the deck in my favor
In a lot of ways, life unfolds like a card game. You don’t get to decide which cards you are given… but you do get to decide how you’re going…
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No Words…
Death has always been an awkward topic for me. This is due partly because death is hard on all of us: both the reminder of our own mortality and the…
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Growing Up
As a child, I spent my share of time in the local ER getting fixed up, to the point that my parents claim the staff knew me on sight. I…
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Teach us to pray: Glory be…
It’s not a very long prayer – but chances are, if you’ve ever been at a Catholic event like sacramental preparation, youth ministry gathering, or any other parish meeting –…
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God gives us more than we can handle
I came across a quote a number of years ago that is often (erroneously) attributed to Mother Teresa: “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I…
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Hail Mary
When I began to seriously investigate my faith, one of the things I was really struck by was Pope St. John Paul II’s devotion to Mary. It seemed like every…