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October 2, 2011: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Your life is not your own; being a good tenant means giving up ownership to God. Respect Life Sunday, October 2, 2011 Home ownership the cornerstone of the American Dream, isn’t it? Yup, that’s the goal. Ownership means self-sufficiency and independence, two of the qualities we Americans value most. . . . → Read More: The Illusion of Ownership and the Slavery of Sin  2 comments  Mass Forward, Schmidt, Joel  abortion, American Dream, Choice, Consequences, Control, Culture of Life, Despair, dignity, Faith, Fantasy, Forrest Gump, Fr. John Riccardo, freedom, Human Person, Humility, Illusion, Independence, Isaiah, Israel, justice, love, Matthew, Mission, My Body My Choice, Owner, Ownership, Parable of the Tenants, Paul, Peace, Philippians, Politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Pro-Life, Psalm 80, Repent, Respect, Respect Life Sunday, sin, Slavery, St. Gregory of Nyssa, Tenant, The Vineyard Song, Transformative Nature of the Good Image Credit For each of us, there is a way of being that is as natural and deeply congruent as the life of a . . . tomato? Given no two tomatoes are alike, absolutely. Cut one open and you’ll never find its match – it doesn’t exist. Isn’t God’s imagination wild? . . . → Read More: A Tomato and God’s Wild Imagination Lucy and Joel: Full immersion baptism Do you celebrate your baptismal anniversary? If you don’t, you are certainly not alone. While I have a copy of my baptismal certificate safely tucked away with other important papers, without looking at it, I can only remember my baptism occurred sometime during the month of August, 1976. Given . . . → Read More: Celebrating Your Birthday in the Church Joel and I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Peter Kreeft on how to raise kids in the faith. One of Kreeft’s many strategies was to “Give them good books. Leave a lot of good books around the house. And movies and videos.” Then he continued with a thought that resonated very deeply. He . . . → Read More: Courageous: Strong Message Cuts Through Jesus-Speak Consider these stats for a moment: 90% of children over five years use the Internet. 96%+ of young adults have joined at least one online social network. Kids aged 9-17 now spend more time using social media than watching TV. Internet, blogs, social networking, and text messaging have profoundly changed our children’s world. Catholic . . . → Read More: 7 Quick Takes with Brandon Vogt: Raising Saints in the Digital Age September 25, 2011: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time To whom do you bow down? Most of us live in a world of extraordinary luxury. We can have pretty much whatever we want whenever we want it. We have multiple fast food options at any hour. Satellite TV with DVR and on-demand movies is almost standard. . . . → Read More: Putting on the Mind of Christ Leave a comment Mass Forward, Schmidt, Joel Babylon, Bow Down, Compassion, Deserve, Divine, Entitlement, Examination of Conscience, Exile, Ezekiel, God, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, King, Lord, love, Matthew, Parable of the Two Sons, Passion, patience, Paul, Pharisees, Philippians, Psalm 25, salvation, Self-Emptying, Selfishness, Submit, Victim, Yahweh Have you heard the latest comments from Reverend Pat Robertson? When asked what advice a man should give to a friend who began seeing another woman after his wife started suffering from Alzheimer’s, he offered the following thoughts: “This is the woman…that you have loved for 20, 30, 40 years and suddenly that person is . . . → Read More: Until Death Do Us Part? The following thoughts on Catechetical Sunday were written by Father Bob Hoefler and printed in his “From the Pastor” column in the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church bulletin. It’s Catechetical Sunday. Take a moment to offer a special prayer for those people who were catechists to you. Maybe it was parents; maybe . . . → Read More: Catechetical Sunday: Sharing Everlasting Life As a Ph.D. biochemist and a native Wisconsinite, I can’t keep silent. The science of stem cell research is again in the news due to a pair of identical bills introduced in the state Assembly and Senate. If you don’t live in Wisconsin, you may be wondering why you should care. Here’s the thing. . . . → Read More: Stem Cell Storm Brewing in Wisconsin 4 comments Pro-life, Schmidt, Joel abortion, Adult Stem Cells, Assembly Bill 214, Embryonic Stem Cells, Fetal Tissue, Induced Pluripotent Cells, iPS Cells, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Opinion, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Science, Senate Bill 172, Skin Cells, Somatic Cells, Unborn, Virginia Zignego Even though there are words here, given I didn’t write them, I’m giving myself permission to enter it into the Wordless Wednesday annals. Here’s a beautiful image and reflection of our Blessed Mother from Christina McShane in the Spring 2011 issue of Radiant Magazine. Tip of the hat to my sister Sarah and friend Alicia . . . → Read More: Lovely Lady. . .  |
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