Road to Redemption: How to Overcome Feeling Sorry for Yourself


Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. -Dale Carnegie What can we do about this, how can we change our own outlook on our own life? How do we stop feeling sorry for ourselves, stopping the self-pity and self loathing?  … Continue reading Road to Redemption: How to Overcome Feeling Sorry for Yourself

Holy Week: A Lenten Reflection


Jesus and Mary Magdalene (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This week is the summit of Christendom, it is the week that establishes our missions and our purpose. It is the week the God sacrificed His Son for our sake. This week we experience the Passion of our Lord, the scourging, the ridicule the lies and the humiliation. This … Continue reading Holy Week: A Lenten Reflection

Between Sleep and Awake


Image via Wikipedia Each and everyday we all wake with the opportunity to make a difference in our lives. We awake with an newness that only exist in that moment. The moment before reality sets in. What we chose to do with that moment can make or break our day. that sounds a little “new … Continue reading Between Sleep and Awake

Saints


Image via Wikipedia Each day offers new and exciting opportunities, one never knows what one may fine tomorrow. That’s what I love about life, everyday can is new and can be exciting, if we only allow it. One of the splendors of the Catholic Church are the Saints, ordinary people who offers us an extraordinary … Continue reading Saints

Stand or Kneel


Yesterday at after our Easter dinner the discussion of the different Parishes that we attend came up and the different practices at each. The Parish I now attend kneels after the reception of Communion until the priest is finished cleaning the vessels and is seated himself. The Parish my friend attends Stands during Communion and … Continue reading Stand or Kneel

Lenten Seeds


Image by P.C. Is2dnt via Flickr Michigan is a funny state, in a lot of ways. The weather here can change day to day, one day be in the 70’s the next in the 30’s, we cal this spring. Our political climate is about the same, we are, for the most part a conservative people, … Continue reading Lenten Seeds

My Jesus, not Yours


I have a personal relationship with Jesus? Me and My God…. It’s my faith….   You notice that there are a lot of singularities in our faith life today. We don’t seem to want to share our faith, or our God.   Many of us are under the impression that our relationship with Jesus has … Continue reading My Jesus, not Yours

Catholic & Proud


Can you call yourself Catholic? Can you say it with pride? When people see you, will they say “They must be Catholic?   There was a time when people could pick us out of a crowd, but that doesn’t seem to be anymore. Now Catholics are just part of the crowed. Some would say that’s … Continue reading Catholic & Proud