Fresh starts and new beginnings are important to us. We try to make a good first impression. When we begin a new job, initiate a new project, or kick-off a new school year, we want to get off to a
Sometimes we have to dig around the dirt in order to plant something new, beautiful and well-rooted. This post is the first of two parts of a teaching on healing the past. Before you go forward, stop and pray. Ask
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him(Colossians 3:17). You invest more than one-third of your life at work. You
Last week, I gave an Advent Recollection to Assumption HS Class ’62. The theme of the recollection was “waiting.” One of the points I shared was from the homily of Fr. James P. Donelan, SJ, “The Sacrament of Waiting.” Donelan
The original meaning of the word “coincidence” was two things falling together at the same time or same place. In a previous era, we would have assumed that coincidence meant the hand of God. Today, however, the word has come
Each year at Easter, Christians talk with great joy about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why do we make such a big deal about these events? The primary reason is because we have a problem called sin. Even
Anxiety could be described as a fly in a room full of large mosquitoes with you trapped in the room with them unable to get out. While it can be aggravating to be trapped in a room with a fly,
There are a lot of different ways to look at the Scriptures. Some people read it to seek guidance in how to live their lives, others read it to look for inspiration when everything in their lives isn’t going their