St. Maximilian Kolbe said of our Blessed Mother, “What a marvelous ladder for climbing to Him… And it is the very same whereby He came down to us!” (Roman Conferences, IV) According to the saint, she is a ladder for…
The Ladder to Heaven
A Very Special type of Mom
We can learn to better our Faith from Special Needs Mothers. How so? They believe without seeing. Let’s start with Mom’s in general. How important is a Mom? Is it any surprise that Jesus performed His first miracle based on…
10 Commandments in the Modern World Part VIII: Don’t Bear False Witness
“Do Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbor.” The most basic reformulation of this principle is “Don’t lie.” Most of us understand this idea as something that was instilled in us as soon as we could talk. We are taught…
Are You Refilling the Well?
We recently heard the Gospel about Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. When Jesus asks for a drink of water, she tells him that the well is deep, and she points out that Jesus doesn’t even have a…
Fighting Reality
If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear, but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God! (Acts 5: 38b-39) Ever find yourself fighting against…
10 Commandments in the Modern World Part VII: Don’t Steal
Don’t take what’s not yours. This is a principle that most of us learn in kindergarten. And for the most part, I would imagine that many of us are not law breakers who engage in theft. So what does this…
Do Not Be Afraid to Give Yourself to God: He Loves You
It can be easy to fall into the error of looking at faith as a sort of economic transaction: I’ll do this for God, and God will do this for me. This happens when we recognize only part of the…
Into the Darkness!
Gifts, we have gifts, we ALL have gifts. I bet you have heard that one and might have said to yourself: “I haven’t got a single gift.” I speculate that we have all done or said that at least once…
Free lunch
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (James 1:16-17 NAB) Mariana, my friend in my exercise class, told me she…
A Joyful Way to Rest
it is so hard to believe that it is almost Holy Week already!. We have all been working hard on our acts of penance and of charity. Hopefully we have been able to attend some of our parish prayers, such…