Tag: the main thing blog
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Rooted in Faith
A Post by Steve Botsford “So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.” Mark 6:6 Every day we are presented with opportunities to question and think critically. It may be a…
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Seeking New Band Members
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 During one visit to Cleveland for a catechetical conference, I visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. I love learning the stories of bands and how they rose to fame. I love to see artifacts of days gone by, sharing with…
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Short in Stature; Big in Love
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 My wife is on the shorter side so she has always had a great love for the story of Zacchaeus, the wealthy tax collector that was too small to see Jesus over the crowd so he climbed a tree in order to see better.…
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Faithfulness, God, and the Red Sox
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 There was a movie a few years back entitled, Fever Pitch, where Jimmy Fallon played a devoted Red Sox fan. He was so loyal and consumed by the Red Sox, it was a huge obstacle to any romantic relationship he tried to start.…
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Mother Knows Best
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 I remember when I was young my Mother would make sure I wrote thank you notes to anyone and everyone I could. I would write a thank you note for a gift at Christmas. I would write a thank you note for the gift…
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Why We Do What We Do
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 In the Church we like to build things. We build churches, parish centers, schools, and many more brick and mortar structures to carry on with our mission. We also build things that are not as tangible. We build engagement. We try to increase…
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Fr. Jacques Hamel, Pray For Us
The recent murder of Father Jacques Hamel is too horrible to imagine. How it happened is contained in this article from the UK’s Mirror. Let us pray for our world and ask for Fr. Hamel’s intercession, for he is a martyr who now is with God. Below are the words of the Catechism of the…
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To Serve or Be Served
Let’s be real. It is awesome to be at an all-inclusive resort, a 4 or 5 star hotel, or a top restaurant, and be catered to like you were royalty. People bending over backwards to make sure you are happy. No matter who you are and no matter the simplicity you have been able to…
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Embodied Mercy
In Matthew chapters 5-7 Jesus delivers the greatest sermon the world has ever known. Christians should read these three chapters frequently. In fact, we would do well to memorize them. But these chapters (also known as The Sermon on the Mount) can make us squirm a bit. Jesus says counter-cultural things like, “[I]f anyone would…
Tracy Earl Welliver 