Category: Reconciliation
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A Cure for the Pain
“And forgive our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” JESUS CHRIST So this morning, after several weeks of the pain in my cracked tooth getting worse, went and got a root canal. The pain had gotten progressively worse and also unpredictable, sometimes feeling fine and sometimes throbbing like nobody’s business. Also, a…
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I Am What I Am
Everyday Stewardship / 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2016 Don’t you feel inspired when you hear a good conversion story? I know I do. Especially tales of how people overcame addiction or despair to find satisfaction in the presence of God. It’s the whole meaning of the hymn, Amazing Grace: “I once was lost but…
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Mother of Mercy
Pope Francis said in an address from 2013, “Mary, whose “yes” opened the door for God to undo the knot of the ancient disobedience, is the Mother who patiently and lovingly brings us to God, so that He can untangle the knots of our soul by His fatherly mercy.” What would this Jubilee Year of…
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Don’t Panic!
We all make mistakes. Children sometimes make more mistakes as the struggle and strive to become mature and wiser. However, some of us adults seem to be pretty good at screwing things up even after many years of accumulating wisdom. As far as my own children go, how interesting it is to hear how they begin the…
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Lost No More / All Souls Day
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen [me], you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone…
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For Those Who Are No Longer Free
This past weekend, I went to a birthday party for a dear friend and spent time talking to another friend who lost her college-aged son recently to a drug overdose. Our eyes swelled with tears as we reflected on the senselessness of his death. Most had no idea of his addiction. Only a few fellow…
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Simplifying The Path to THE MAIN THING
From guest blogger, Chuck Frost. When I became Catholic, I never imagined that I would help present “annulment” cases.* It started a few years ago when I assumed leadership of our parish RCIA program. The spot was vacant and I stepped up to take over. I will not easily forget the first time I had…
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Let Mercy Flow Throughout the Land
The news these days seems filled with those in need of mercy. So many people hurting one another and sometimes themselves. In this blog, we talk about God in our lives and how we can easily miss what is the main thing. And our world is filled with people who seem closed off to God and…
Tracy Earl Welliver 