Day 3: 50 Day Lenten Giveaway: Late for Valentine’s Day?
If you’ve asked for something…you just might get it. Unless…. I love my wife and my dog more than anything. So my goal is to really weed out what takes…
Happy Mardi Gras!
Courtesy of the Contemporary Music Ensemble at my parish, St. Joseph University Parish. Today is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) which traditionally is a day when people indulge in rich foods…
Day 2: 50 Day Giveaway: The Coach’s Package
So I’ve kept my New Year’s Resolution a secret up until now. But I’ve made myself a promise to be able to run a 5K race in July for mental…
A Month of Ordinary
Ordinary Time, my foot. This month, the 30 days before Ash Wednesday, is filled with much preparation. I’m slated for preparations for the following throughout Lent: a retreat, an alternative…
Spies Like Us
Today is “Spy Wednesday” which has been called such because we reflect on the betrayal of Jesus by Judas. I often think that really Jesus was betrayed by all of…
Can God Forgive Us?
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the need for forgiveness, not because I’m particularly troubled by my own failure at reconciliation (I am. But that’s another story.). Rather, I’ve…
How Will You Enter Holy Week?
At our staff meeting at St. Joseph’s yesterday we meditated on the Gospel that opens the Palm Sunday procession. Jesus enters into Jerusalem riding on a donkey and there is…
Jonah Returns
Wednesday the story of Jonah makes its way into our weekly Wednesday mass on campus. I’m doing a reflection so I’ll be meditating on this for the next few days.…