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The contents of a small backpack sprawled across the floor.  A few items of clothing, a notebook, a thin blanket, and some other miscellaneous items lay before me.   This is a typical scene at the organization I work at.  Men coming in for the intake process are asked to empty any bags they haveContinue reading “Breaking Open a Hardened Heart”

Watching the Super Bowl and the halftime show, I was thinking about how big of a stage it is.  Imagine being the halftime performer.  There are millions watching and listening to the artist during that chunk of time.  While we don’t have quite as big of an audience, there are still people watching and listeningContinue reading “What are we Presenting?”

On Saturday night my brother and I were looking for our quesadilla maker.  For some reason it was not in its normal spot.  We searched everywhere.  We checked every possible spot it could be.  We checked every cupboard and pantry and the most unlikely of places.  After a good chunk of time searching, we finallyContinue reading “Right in Front of You”

Yesterday, I saw a tweet that said “are any Catholics going to give up hating women for Lent this year instead of chocolate?”  Seeing this brought to mind a quote from Fulton Sheen.  He says, “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions whoContinue reading “Catholic Perception”

“You have all my heart.  All that is broken.  I surrender all.  My life into Your hands.  You have all my love.  All that I’m holding.  I surrender all. My life into your hands.”  These lyrics from Matt Maher’s song “Into Your Hands” have been really speaking to me recently.  We so often think weContinue reading “Surrendering All”

My birthday was on Saturday.  Over the past few days, I reflected on how blessed I am to have made it to 24.  To me, 24 years seems like a long time, yet I am amazed at how quickly the time has gone.  I have grown and learned a lot along the way but thereContinue reading “Your Life is a Gift”

A few years ago I came across a Word of the Year Generator that was created by a Catholic speaker and author.  A few days ago, I once again came across this word generator and decided to have a random word generated, just for fun.  The word that came up was “still.”  Curious about whatContinue reading “Being Still in His Presence”

A couple of months ago, I was at mass for a funeral when, during communion, I saw someone take the host and discreetly slip it into a coat pocket.  Ever since I witnessed this, it has been floating around in the back of my mind.  Unfortunately, this incident was not the first or second timeContinue reading “The Source and Summit”

“For nothing will be impossible for God” (Luke 1:37).  This verse we heard in this weekend’s Gospel is so simple yet so profound.  Do we really believe it?  There are no limitations to what God can do.  What if we truly believed this and lived fully in this truth? How often do we see aContinue reading “Nothing is Impossible”

My sister got married this weekend.  The moment my now brother-in-law Erik saw Sarah as she was walking down the aisle, he began to cry.  It’s not hard to realize that he was overcome with emotion as he was struck by the beauty of his bride.  I myself was in awe of how beautiful theContinue reading “Touched by Beauty”