Jesus was rejected by the world and crucified. He came into the world to show people the way and the truth, but many people didn’t want to follow Him or listen to Him. The message that Jesus proclaimed required the world to get rid of their old ways or get rid of Him. They chose […]
Many times we have cried out, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”. We do our best to be good and do what is right and we still fall flat on our face. Does God even care? Am I disappointing Him somehow? God never promised us that there would never be any pain […]
Don’t we all hate taking tests? I just had to go through my annual pilot ground and flight simulator training. I got put through the wringer in all kinds of bad situations and had to correctly deal with them. Tests can be stressful, especially when your job is on the line. We need to remember […]
Are you afraid of the dark? I know I was when I was a kid. My little kid mind would be imagining all of the monsters hiding in my dark room. The clothes in my closet sometimes looked like a monster staring at me. Every noise that I heard in the dark of night sounded […]
In today’s society, we need to be entertained all the time. We also don’t like to be offended. If something or someone doesn’t please us, we change the channel, leave, or stop associating with the offending person. Cancel culture is the new catch phrase for modern times. The Catholic Church and Christianity as a whole […]
Last week, I talked about the joy of the desert. Now let’s look at the joy of the mountain. I’ve been to the top of several mountains before. I even climbed the wrong mountain one time, but that is another story. Climbing, hiking, or even driving up a mountain can be a long process. The […]
Why did the Catholic cross the desert? To get to the other side. Welcome to the wonderful season of Lent! I know, it sometimes feels like the last season of Lent never ended and we are still in last years desert. However, Lent is a great opportunity for personal growth and growth towards God. During […]
