Hey, You Are in My Seat

It was just another winter day as I made my way to St. Bernard for the 12:10PM Mass.  St Bernard’s is a beautiful, large church in the middle of downtown …

Lord, Help Me to Forgive

“Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”  Buddha “Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent free in your head.”  Anonymous “Anger …

I Gave It Up for Lent

“Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the Good Samaritan, who …

There is Power in Those Ashes!

Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.  –2 Corinthians 6:2 NAB A few years ago, on Ash Wednesday, I attended a noon mass …

Even Now

Yet even now—oracle of the LORD—return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God, …