WEEKLY
MESSAGE
No Way! Really?
Dear Friends, Do you ever see a news story or hear a broadcast and your first response is “No Way!” followed by, “Really?” I do. All the time. “No way did that really happen! No way did someone really do that!” Social Media and communication platforms are inundated with anti-Christian ...
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Zooming Out
Dear Friends, Sometimes I’ll ask people, “If you were the Devil, looking at you right now, how would you attack”? Their responses are invariably perceptive, profound, and relevant. And their responses also share a common theme: The Devil loves to work through distrust of God, and through distrust’s spiritual offspring, ...
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Shifting into Higher Gear
Dear Friends, With the coming of September, we in the Northern Hemisphere start to put summer behind us and focus more on the new school year and the work world. As the schedule revs up, it is a good moment to see where the Holy Spirit is inviting us to ...
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Legacy Living
Dear Friends, Recently I drove past a new retirement community called Legacy Living. I found myself pondering: If a legacy is something of value you leave behind for the next generation, how are the residents who live there enhancing their legacy? Perhaps it’s just a marketing ploy to attract renters, ...
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A Deep Read for a New School Year
Dear Friends, Looking for a deep spiritual and theological read? This is not the typical spiritual reading book upon which to take leisure. The Science of the Cross by St. Benedicta of the Cross, a.k.a. Edith Stein, asks the question: Does salvation history have an effect on our lives? It ...
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You Cannot Be Serious
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:25–26) Dear Friends, Tennis legend John McEnroe’s words flashed through my mind: ...
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A Parish Barometer
Dear Friends, August 4 is the feast day of St. John Vianney (1786-1859), the Curé d’Ars. A priest of limited intellectual skills, he became famous for his piety and the long hours he spent in the confessional, sometimes 16 or more hours a day, listening to penitents. So renowned did ...
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Sheep That Remind Us to Remember
Dear Friends, A Movie Review of Sorts Mom and I recently saw the movie The Sheep Detectives. Reminiscent of old-school Disney movies, it is an innocent and entertaining romp where very human-like sheep are the protagonists. Their loving shepherd, George (played by Hugh Jackman), lives alone in a trailer in ...
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