Reflections on the Corporal Works of Mercy
We recently moved to a new city and found an awesome Catholic community that we didn’t think possible (We moved here for a secular job). The Pastoral staff and fellow parishioners are incredible and even in the midst of the COVID pandemic restrictions we were able to meet some great people and get involved in activities with other Catholics. One of those activities for me was to work with another man to organize a Lenten based men’s fraternity in January ...
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12
MAY
2022
Visiting the sick, it sounds easy enough, you visit someone who is sick, keep them company, 
bring them some food, take care of their kids, or bring them medicine. My family has been the recipient of this corporal work of mercy, with each of our nine children. Our friends and family would rise to the occasion and help us through these times of transition as we ...
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26
AUG
2015
Our Time on This Earth is Short
There can be joy in the dying process. I remember my reaction when my father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. It was significantly different from the other times I had experienced the loss of a loved one. In the past, I felt somewhat devastated and every fiber of my being screamed no, but this time was different. Yes, I was sad about it, but interestingly, by some supernatural grace of God, I was ...
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23
AUG
2015
It’s Hard to Grow Closer to Someone you Know is Going to Die
I grew up in a loving family, we were very service oriented — giving of our time, talent, and treasure to help those in need. My parents constantly set an example, ...
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13
AUG
2015
Attitude, we all have one. Our approach to a person, situation or event usually has a great influence on how it will turn out for us and everyone else involved. One bad attitude can wreck an entire party. The same thing can happen within our homes. There is one chapter in the book Arms of Love, by Carmen Marcoux, that shows how one person who “woke up on the wrong side of the bed” can have a profound ...
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15
APR
2015
In the old testament, God said that King David was a man after God’s own heart. Wow, what a compliment. King David achieved this goal by uniting his will to that of God. He did this through prayer, through reading scripture and through his every day actions which gave glory to God. During the funeral activities following my father in law’s passing, I pondered what is was that he did to have such a positive impact not only on his ...
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4
MAR
2015
Family Funerals
Funerals, everybody loves attending them, right? If you are like me, you don’t look forward to attending a funeral. Depending on who died, it may be a very somber event. In my forty five years on this earth I have attended funerals for the young, old 
and ...
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11
FEB
2015
We are a Joyful People
We are called to be a joyful people, not because we are always happy or that things always go our way, but because we are children of God and He loves us with a never ending love. Christians in the early Church had great joy and that joy was infectious, people were compelled to become Christians because of their love even though being a Christian meant that your life could be in danger. Love is expressed ...
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8
DEC
2014
