Grandparents
“It is…to the oldest that we must look with respect (“honor”!); to them families owe their existence, education, and maintenance, which have often been paid for with hard work and much suffering. They cannot be treated as if they were now useless. Even if they lack the strength to be able to carry out the simplest actions, they have, however, experience of life and the wisdom that the young often lack…” (St. Pope John Paul II, Dec. 31, 1978)
I had a very special relationship with my Grandmother. She attended daily Mass, weekly Confession, and prayed the daily rosary. There was a gentle glow in her countenance and her peace was contagious. When my oldest brother announced his engagement to his now wife of over 30 years, Granny looked at me with a smile and said, “You will never make this announcement, Michael, you are called to be a priest!” These words and her personal holiness had a huge impact on my decision…thanks Granny!!
God’s plan
Thy Kingdom Come!Dear Friends in Christ,
“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.” CS Lewis
We all have our calendars and schedules for the day…but within each day, there will always be surprises and some not so pleasant, but perhaps very useful for our spiritual growth. At the end of each day, look back and ask, “What were the ‘God moments’ today and what lessons was he trying to teach me?” This is how we grow!
“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.” CS Lewis
We all have our calendars and schedules for the day…but within each day, there will always be surprises and some not so pleasant, but perhaps very useful for our spiritual growth. At the end of each day, look back and ask, “What were the ‘God moments’ today and what lessons was he trying to teach me?” This is how we grow!
No room in the inn
Leaving tomorrow on a mission trip to Colombia
Charity with others
When you have reached your own room, be kind to those who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall.” G.K. Chesterton
We are all a little different…the key is to see who God has providentially placed in your lives and do your best to love and respect them!
We are all a little different…the key is to see who God has providentially placed in your lives and do your best to love and respect them!
Find your Church
Love for Christ
“Keep back nothing. Nothing that you have not given away will be really yours. Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.” G.K. Chesterton