As we are quickly coming to the end of our Lenten journey, let’s take a few moments today to reflect on the works of mercy that are available to us so we can help others. Read this excerpt below from Dorothy Day and then pray, journal, or meditate on the included questions as we inch towards Holy Week. Read More
On my last day of early retirement in December, my team decided to host a video sendoff call for me. They all arrived with their favorite beverage and each of them gave a toast. Here’s what they said:
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As I was driving to church for a meeting, I passed some workers trimming trees along the roadway to avoid the electrical lines. This got me thinking of how we should be doing our own Lenten pruning. Read More
I realize that we are only one week into Lent, but some of us may be feeling a bit of pressure, especially if we gave up something that was really hard to give up. It’s right about now when we need a little boost of endurance to get us over the hump. Read More
Here we are, another Ash Wednesday. Lent has officially begun, and we as Catholic Christians begin thinking of all the things that we would like give up or do during these 40 days. But maybe, we just need to focus on one thing only during Lent. Read More
Retreat flashback from October 2025:
I woke this morning not by hearing birds singing, but by an alarming discovery of a loud chirping sound above my head. After coming to some sense of alertness, I realized that sound was the smoke detector informing me that it was time to change the battery. Read More
This is a photo of my family on a vacation at Opryland in Tennessee. Honestly, I don’t remember much about that vacation, but this photo reminded me of how my parents had this desire for us to wear matching t-shirts. I’m guessing because it was easy to spot us if we wandered off. But I really think that they wanted us to be the same, only different. Read More
I recently read an article on how today’s youth and young adults have experienced traumatic events throughout their entire lives (e.g., invasions, wars, global financial meltdowns, climate change, global warming, immigration attacks, etc.). It’s a messy, messy, messy world out there. Read More
How many of you made New Year’s resolutions? How many of you abandoned these already? Don’t feel bad. Statistics show that only 9% of us keep our resolutions throughout the year. 23% of us quit our goals by the end of the first week of January. 80% of us will bail on our resolutions by the end of this month. That’s pretty wild. Read More
Welcome 2026! How quickly did you arrive – and I honestly don’t know what happened to 2025. Read More
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