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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”

You know that feeling when you are putting hand sanitizer on and it reveals any paper cuts that you did not know you had?  It stings for a little while and there is nothing you can do to make it go away.  You just have to wait it out for a bit.  These wounds thatContinue reading “It Might Sting”

Advent has finally begun.  That means it’s basically Christmas already, right?  Well, not so fast.  Thinking about this new liturgical season, I started reflecting on past years.  Reflecting on my preparation during Advent in previous years, I realize that my efforts were quite weak.  I usually had good intentions but found that the season passedContinue reading “Preparing Our Hearts”

Driving home from work a few days ago it was completely dark.  Out of nowhere and rather suddenly, there was a big truck driving behind me.  The only reason I paid much attention to this truck was because its headlights were so intense and bright that they were shining onto my mirrors.  This intense lightContinue reading “This Little Light”