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A few weekends ago, we painted our living room.  Now, we are preparing to paint the kitchen this week.  Over the weekend, we moved stuff from the kitchen to the living room and to other parts of the house so that we could get the ceiling done.  Our kitchen table chairs are in the livingContinue reading “Not Worthy”

Last month, as I sat at the front of the church basement as my parish held the annual meeting, I hoped that someone else would volunteer to be a new nominee for treasurer.  Not to my surprise, no one jumped up to volunteer or to nominate anyone else for the position.  Instead, I was votedContinue reading “Serving Generously”

I spent the weekend helping paint our living room.  As we worked on this project, I was thinking about how much work and preparation there was before we could start painting.  We moved all the furniture to the middle of the room, took picture frames and all decorations off the walls, washed the walls, tapedContinue reading “Doing the Work No One Sees”

Over the weekend, I heard a song called, “Just Want You” by Sarah Reeves.  In the chorus, the artist sings, “I don’t want it if You’re not in it, I Just want You.  No, I don’t want it if You’re not in it, I just want You, God.”  It is a beautiful song that allowedContinue reading “How We Respond”

I bought an alarm clock a few days ago.  A basic alarm clock that many of us probably had to use back before we had iPhones.  I bought this alarm clock in hopes that it will help me to stop being so dependent on my phone as an alarm.  The dependency I have had onContinue reading “The Number One Spot”

Last week, I was reading through The Compass, the newspaper of the Green Bay Diocese.  I came across the Letters to the Editor section.  The two letters that were there were from Catholics who appeared to be mad about some Church teachings, specifically on abortion and gender.  They shared their disappointment and disapproval of the CatholicContinue reading “Get Uncomfortable”

“Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’”  This line struck me when reading Tuesday’s (8/2) Gospel.  I remember this gospel passage where Jesus walks on water coming to life for me back in elementary school, at the summer vacation bibleContinue reading “An Outstretched Hand”

Within the last month, I’ve seen two different people make lengthy Facebook posts stating that they are leaving the Catholic Church.  In one of the posts, the person described his faith and religious beliefs as something he’d been conditioned to believe.  To me, that was the saddest part of the post.  How many more people areContinue reading “A Life-Changing Encounter”

If you’re like me, there has been at least one time in your life where you’ve looked around at the people around you and felt inadequate.  There are people who are super intelligent, really athletic, amazing singers, captivating public speakers, or talented in some other way.  Maybe you’ve thought to yourself, “what am I goodContinue reading “A Never-Ending Gift”

Two weekends ago I held my cousin’s five-week old baby.  And I saw God.  Her smallness, warmth, and softness, quiet breathing, and tiny hands and feet, completely innocent and seemingly perfect…how can this not be evidence of an all-powerful, compassionate, and loving Creator and Father?  Holding her reminded me of just how precious life is. Continue reading “Be Bold: Be Pro-life”