Our Holy Eucharist is many things. It is material and it is mystery, and we will not completely understand everything about it in this life.
When the priest says, “Take this, all of you and eat of it, for this is my body which will be given up for you,”
Recently, my grandson approached me with a question regarding forgiveness; it went something like this, “ Danny stole my skateboard. Two days later he returned
Jesus is sentenced to death. Sentenced to end living in this life, the life that we are born into, and that we know and experience
Have you ever heard God speaking to you? The way God is trying to speak to you might not be what you expect and it
I’m old and I’m old fashion, I love tradition, I don’t like change, and perhaps that can be a problem here and there with this
Mountains and hills bless the Lord; All you winds bless the Lord (Daniel 3: 75, 65, NAB). Yesterday, I went to Mountain Lakes an RV
In the beginning, there was darkness, and the Lord said, “Let there be Light”. And there was light, and the Lord said, ‘It is good.”
Here I stand in the forest of perfection. A perfection of peace, calm and sanctity. This perfection is not wholly within me, for I am
Something New, Something Different, Something Wrong Having overslept, my wife and I missed the daily Mass at our Parish. We went to another Catholic Church
Our Lord tells us through sacred scripture, as well as through conscience, that we are responsible for the choices we make. Our choices determine who
Over the years, an old friend has taught me about living closer to Christ. A quote from sacred scripture best explains the lessons I learned
It was an ordinary weekday morning. Sometimes when my wife is working I get irritated staying home alone. So, as a preventive measure, I usually
Henry used to be a Catholic, at least that’s how he refers to himself. I don’t know if he was ever a “good” Catholic, I
A priest once told me that our revealed sins are so significant that one mortal sin will cause the soul to turn away from God.
Do I believe in Angels? Well, of course I do; I’m Catholic. I believe because I’ve been told. I was told by my Catechist. I’ve
Recently I tried something different with my RCIA class. At the end of class I asked the students to write down any questions they may
Recently, while my good friend Henry and I were sitting in his backyard sharing a bottle of wine, our conversation turned to the topic of
Jesus is Placed in the Sepulcher Even though his body is dead, his history is alive, taunting and perhaps prophetically speaking, haunting. As I stand
There are some things in life that we keep close to our hearts. Some things we just don’t want to forget because they become a
As my son, Henry, and I were returning from a seminar on “The harvest is ripe, but the laborers few” (Mt.9:35-38 NAB), he asked me,
Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross My hour of prayer begins as I approach the thirteenth Station. The focus of this station is the
