The Lessons of American Leadership


"The surrender at Saratoga" shows General Daniel Morgan in front of a French de Vallière 4-pounder. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Over the past weekend We celebrated Memorial Day here in the States, a day to stop and thank all the veterans that fought to keep this country safe and free. As part of my celebration I … Continue reading The Lessons of American Leadership

The Good Thief: A Lenten Reflection


Lent offers us a time to examine your lives, to look deep within, to take inventory of our lives and see what is stuffed under our spiritual beds. However, how many of us really take the time to do this, how many of us look at Lent as just a time to give up candy or maybe … Continue reading The Good Thief: A Lenten Reflection

The dilemma


Image via Wikipedia I am finding more and more the richness of the Holy Bible, the more I learn the more little nuggets of truth I discover. As I was listening to Catholic Talks on CD’s (yes I know I have been on about these CD’s for days’… but I just keep finding something new … Continue reading The dilemma

The dilemma


Image via Wikipedia I am finding more and more the richness of the Holy Bible, the more I learn the more little nuggets of truth I discover. As I was listening to Catholic Talks on CD’s (yes I know I have been on about these CD’s for days’… but I just keep finding something new … Continue reading The dilemma

Looking for reasons


Hippocrates (b. ca. 460 B.C.) was a man of science, he love to discover the new and exciting to look in to the core of man to discover the meaning of life. One of the finding was the four humors, or as we would think of them, personality types. Our ancestors were trying to discover … Continue reading Looking for reasons

A new Start…


Last Sunday I had the privilege of watching the youth  of my parish receive the sacrament of confirmation. I have witness this event many times over the years, and it always makes me proud to know that I had a little bit to do with it. I was honored to be a small part of … Continue reading A new Start…

Fall


It is September, the kids are back off to school and the world starts to get that great fall smell. I love the smell of fall, the smell of the old going out and the winter setting in. I know its way too early to talk about winter, but fall is a short session, and … Continue reading Fall