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 …

FMWT-081 30 Days to Live

What if you only had one month to live? What would you do if the doctor said to get your affairs in order in the next 30 days? How would …

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, …