I am fortunate enough this week to be preparing the liturgy for the ‘Baptism of the Lord’ and it refreshes me for so many reasons… the fact that I said “refreshes” was a pun I had not intended and cracks me up. But when you get down to it, it’s really all about being human… In praying on the readings, …
Now What??..
2010 is closing out and we have made the conscious decision for a better 2011…so “now what??”. Ask yourself a few simple questions like: What are you going to do with all that the past year gave you? What did it bring you to be thankful for? What did it send your way to learn from? What did it remind …
Lower Your Expectations…
I recently asked a good friend of mine, who is a priest, how he deals with people around him that do not always respect his vocation. His answer was simple, “I have just learned to lower my expectations”. Wouldn’t this sort of acceptance save us a lot of grief from time to time? Now understand, there is a difference between …
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Episode 705: “Penance… Really?” with Fr. Jacob Bearer
Episode Overview In this thoughtful episode, Greg Wasinski welcomes Fr. Jacob Bearer for a deep dive into the often-misunderstood topic of penance. Rather than presenting penance as mere obligation or self-punishment, the conversation reveals it as a pathway to healing, conversion, and deeper communion with Christ and His Church. Listeners are invited to rethink penance in light of Scripture, …
Look for Surprises…
Holidays are so good at bringing out the worst in people… that’s right I said it. It is a strange twist that a time that should be most centered on family, community, faith and hope, suddenly becomes a period of stress and aggravation in our lives. We are so consumed with what we have to do or what others are …
Ready the Way
Not only is Advent a time of preparation to the people we long to become, but it is also a time to search and find the person inside that we have lost along the way. Throughout our journey, no matter how young or old, each one of us changes from someone that we once enjoyed being into a “seasoned human” …
Places We’ve Lived
Places we used to live or spend time at are still a home, our home, in a way. It’s always a beautiful place. No matter where it is or how it looks now we find peace knowing that we spent time there, knowing that our memories still reside somewhere in and around that place we spent so much time. For …
Why?…
Senseless tragedy looms everywhere around us, but we only seem to notice it when it hits close to home. On Monday of this week, a gunmen (student) sat in his high school, amongst his classmates, awaiting a bus transfer and in an instant changed a community forever when he opened fire shooting 5 kids, killing 3 of them; My family …
Hey Daddy…
One of my most “favoritest” things in the world to hear is when my kids just stop me for no reason at all, or right before bed time and say, “Hey Daddy, You’re the BEST daddy and I love you.” No matter what is going on, it always just fills me instantly with hope and a pride that they recognize …
Desire, Intention, & Trust (Five Day Reflection)
DESIRE Even when we feel unworthy or angry with God, He sees our heart’s true desire to love Him. INTENTION We must be intentional in our prayers and actions, receiving communion with reverence and living our faith visibly. TRUST Faith means trusting God even when circumstances are difficult and prayers seem unanswered. Take just a few moments each day …