Probably one of the most difficult things, hardest things, challenging things for us as human beings to do in life is “letting go” of old hurts. How often have we heard someone say, or even…
MACCABEAN REVOLT
DAY 282: 1 Maccabees 1; Sirach 1-3; Proverbs 21: 29-31 LAST STOP BEFORE THE NEW TESTAMENT Today we enter the final period of the Old Testament: “Maccabean Revolt.” This is about 150 years before Christ…
RETURN
DAY 267: Ezra 1 & 2; Haggai 1 & 2; Proverbs 20: 1-3 RETURN Today we jump back into the Old Testament with a new time period called “The Return.” The title itself sounds hopeful.…
MESSIANIC CHECKPOINT: GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
DAY 258: Matthew 1-4; Proverbs 18: 17-20 FULFILLED Don’t know how everyone else feels, but to me, these Messianic Checkpoints come at the perfect time! Nothing against Jeremiah, our (understandably) weepy prophet - but 52…
LOSING SIGHT OF JESUS
If Catholics ever needed a good reason to explain why the saints – especially two of the most pre-eminent ones, Mary and Joseph – are so important to us, this Feast of the Holy Family…
CHRISTMAS IS RUINED (!?!?)
It’s been said that in our day and age, with people holding more polarizing beliefs and opinions on an ever-growing list of items, that it’s hard to get people to agree on anything. But if…
THE DIFFERENCE FAITH MAKES
One of the hardest assignments that I had to complete as a seminarian was when we were assigned in our Second Year of Theology for our Pastoral Assignment. Every semester they tried to vary it…
REJOICE? WHY? HOW?
Let me tell you how the devil tempted me and got into my head on Friday. He did it via email if you can believe that. There was I minding my own business going through…
NEED TO DETOX
One major life change for me as a result of the craziness of the viral pandemic has been going through what I’ve called a “media detox.” I’m not sure of when exactly in the almost…