Category: Stewardship
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Family Time
We just moved my oldest son out of his dorm after his first year in college. After many months, the family of 4 is once again the family of 5. He has lived with us all his life, but now things seem a bit different. I won’t say he is fully an adult yet, especially…
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Everyday Stewardship (5th Sunday of Easter 2015)
I remember one woman I had the privilege of working with in RCIA, who ultimately decided to become Catholic because of the Eucharist. She had experiences in other denominations that held celebrations of Holy Communion, but they did not see the Eucharist as the real presence of Jesus Christ. When she realized what the bread…
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Superheroes
The next Avengers movie is almost here and superheroes in film and on TV seem to be taking over. As a person who sometimes still feels like a little kid at heart, I personally love it. I remember when these types of movies or TV shows were few and far between. When a Superman movie here…
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Everyday Stewardship (4th Sunday of Easter 2015)
I was putting together one of those online holiday video greetings, the ones where you place photos of people’s faces onto animated bodies. The video featured five characters, perfect for our family of two parents and three children. After importing the faces and finalizing the video, I hit play and sat back to watch it.…
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God Don’t Make Junk
It was a great two days in Jasper, IN at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Thank you to Fr. Ray, Mike Hagerdon, and everyone at the parish for such wonderful hospitality. We had representation in the audience from many different parishes and I pray that God will bless their communities as they seek to share the…
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What Happens Next?
I am waiting in the airport in Atlanta for a flight to Indy. I have a talk tonight at a parish in Jasper, IN. When I am headed somewhere to speak or give a workshop, I never really know who will show up and how many people will even be present. The parish sometimes has…