The Lord’s Unbridled Passion “Listen carefully. This is a mule’s bit and bridle…but this one is very special.  Thousands of years ago, when our people were finally set free from slavery, as they were leaving, one of our ancestors from the great tribe of Judah used this very bit and bridle to lead his mule, … Continued

TWO PATHS In praying about our responsibility to each other in life, I’d like to share true stories about two women from the 1900’s who walked very opposite paths. One was born in 1879. Another girl, halfway around the world, was born in 1910. The first was the middle child of 11. The second was … Continued

REJOICE! Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast. ~ Entrance Antiphon, 4th Sunday of Lent REJOICE! This word begins our worship as the family of God. Worship, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, is the, “…participation of the … Continued

Third Sunday of Lent I would suspect that most of us Catholics, if not all, have had at least one Lent that has come and gone with it hardly registering. Certainly, this has happened to me more than I’d like to admit. Indeed, when living my life at its worldliest, it was possible for an … Continued

Running Raw, Lizard Meat, and Lent Some things are perhaps best left to fade away into the forgotten halls of history: the AMC Gremlin, leisure suits, and the ancient Greek Olympic practice of running nude.  Astonishingly, from 800 BC to 400 AD, nearly all of the events of the Olympiad were performed in-the-buff.  According to … Continued