A Catholic couple. Searching for God in the ordinary. Helping others do the same.
As a permanent deacon for our diocese, the bishop assigned me to assist the chaplain at one of our senior living centers. This particular center boasts a very large campus and serves a spectrum of needs. From stand alone private homes to apartments, assisted nursing to a dedicated Alzheimer’s unit. One evening, my rounds took…
Today is Good Friday. At 2pm, I will drive to our local Cathedral and participate in the Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion. To those unfamiliar with the Good Friday service (it is not a Mass), the day will include a reading of the Passion account from John’s Gospel, Veneration of the Cross, and then Holy…
Is the title a little clickbaity? Maybe, but you’re here… and, it was kind of the truth at the time. Well, you’ll see… I had a pretty good plan for my 2024 Lent: In my humble opinion, it was a good plan. Everything had a purpose, some more obvious than others; all personal but would…
You may think this is a sacrilegious post… pounding a few bottles of Merlot before Ash Wednesday. ’tis not the case (pun intended). No, I’m taking this newly discovered season of Septuagesima seriously and putting it into practice as the Church intended many years ago. Just as a couch potato shouldn’t expect to finish a…