Faith Friday Blog
Our life can be a witness for others in little and big ways.
“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” - Evangelii Nuntiandi 41
More Cowbell…Every Day
Isn’t it interesting the way certain memories and ideas pop into our thoughts? I believe they are resurrected for a reason…
When Untruths Feel Loud
Sometimes life feels heavy with words that wound: gossip, untruths, fear, anxiety, jealousy, ignorance…
He’s a Person
I would not call myself a country music fan. You may be thinking, “You’re missing out…”
Shattered Expectations
An iconoclast is defined as a person who challenges cherished beliefs, traditions, or established institutions…
Choosing Gratitude
Gratitude is often mistaken for optimism, as if it only belongs in moments when life is going well…
Identification
In today’s world, we frequently are required to offer documentation that proves we are who we claim we are, where we live, how old we are…
Hard or Easy?
Is Christianity hard or easy?
In this season of Lent, when we are doing our best to put into action the three pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving…
Power of the Word
One of the rites of passage in second grade at St. Mary’s in Pontiac was A to Z Scripture memorization…
Internalizing
I had plenty of time to both internalize (and externalize) this past Monday during the required fasting, consumption of the prescribed cleansing mixture…
No Rehearsal
Grief and gratitude can live side by side, with neither canceling out the other…
Rhyme and Reason
Living in a house with teenagers, I’m accustomed to the raucous and random events…
Walk by Faith
Relativism is the belief that truth and moral right or wrong are not absolute, but instead depend on individual opinions, feelings, cultures, or situations…
In God We Trust
In this season of Christmas, we continue to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jesus - someone who can and should be Man of the Year over and over and over again…
Rejoice, the Lord is Near
As we steadily move into our third week of Advent, our hearts begin with hope, grow stronger in faith, and gently lead us toward the joy of knowing Jesus is near…
Invite Him In
I had this random image of what it would look like if a time-lapse of my day was created…
An Altar Call
Father had remarked in his homily how unusual it was to have All Souls’ Day fall on a Sunday. The last time it occurred was in 2014…
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