The story of the Transfiguration is one of my favorite stories as it relates to how we react when God shows up in our life. Peter is so excited on the mountain to see Christ’s glory that he just wants to set up tents for everybody and stay there forever. However, once the clouds come over, he basically freaks out …
Side by Side – Day 9 “Knock Knock”
There’s an old joke who talks about a woman waiting for months to win the lottery. After crying out to God in anguish one night, the heavens open up and a voice says, “Hey Lady, help me out a little and go buy a ticket.” Our expectation of faith is that God will just do things for us. Even the …
Side by Side – Day 8 “Great Power, Great Responsibility”
In the movie, Spiderman, there is an awesome line: “With great power comes great responsibility.” As Catholic Christians we are all given gifts and talents to play our part in changing the world; it’s called our vocation. Every once and a while we don’t like what we are being asked to do…we have to do it anyway. Today our readings …
Side by Side – Day 6 “Who Me?”
We can tend to forget what Christ is asking from us in order to live a holy life. When He gives His Sermon on the Mount, He is explaining to the people that yes there were laws given in the Ten Commandments, but now there are new laws. These are laws of action. It isn’t enough to just try and …
Side by Side – Day 4 “Perfectly Imperfect”
“I’m not as holy as that person.” “God could never love someone like me.” “My life is a mess, I can’t even think about praying.” These are all expressions I’ve heard from people at one time or another. It’s sad to me because they’re missing the point of the healing love found in Jesus Christ. We don’t have to have …
Side by Side – Day 2 “Hope”
One word that seems to be getting lost in our society is “HOPE.” People have become so accustomed to living in the moment, immersed in technology; they stop looking at the world around them to see the beauty. It also prevents them from looking past the struggles they are experiencing to understand there is hope for their future. Together we …
I AM CHRIST
Life is interesting in 2023, isn’t it? Everything we could ever need is at our fingertips and the world has created a category of lifestyle for every person to find “happiness” in true self. Yet, the mental health crisis has hit an all-time high and less people are attending church than any time in recent history. Why do I bring …
God’s Will
God’s Will By: Ted Reardon If you do something for the right reason in the truth of the Gospel and it’s God’s Will, no matter what happens, God will bless you and other’s abundantly. Even if people don’t understand your motivation and tell you that what you did was wrong or made no sense to them it shouldn’t matter because …
Places We’ve Lived
Places We’ve Lived By: Ted Reardon 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 …
Choose Light & Life
Choose Light and Life by Cyndi Sikora We all have times in our life when we see the world through the light or the dark. There is a wall mural I passed daily on my way to work that caught my attention in this respect. It is a picture of a sidewalk and store fronts, that from left to right …