The YES God Wants from Us
What God wants is for us to say “yes” to him and “no” to everything else. Of the millions of good things available to us, he wants us…
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Let This Cup Pass
The Agony in the Garden is one of the most powerful scenes from the Gospels. Emotion, drama, doubt, and pain, all within these few verses. It must be…
What is it that God wants from me?
There is no shortage of answers laid out in the Catechism or given in Scripture for this most fundamental of questions. And yet, I still find myself asking…
God’s Way, Not Our Way
We all have hopes and dreams, and many of us plan out our way to fulfill those hopes and dreams in our lives. But we have to remember…
Lifestyles of the Rich and Fallen
Recently, I had an epiphany. We spend a lot of time reaching out to the poor and hungry, but who is reaching out to the rich and fallen? …
Give Away The Things You Want
“If you want more of something, then give away what you have,” Fr. Nick Schneider preached on a recent Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. “If…
Hope in the Imperfect
I recently received a class-wide email from another mother of a child in my son’s preschool class. She had joined the class for a Thanksgiving celebration and stopped…
Two Callings: One God
Consider your own calling, brothers. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. Rather, God chose the…
Diary of a Miracle
Tuesday October 9, 2012: I guess I had to ‘bite the bullet.’ I could no longer put off my car repairs. My car has been running rough for…
A Good Idea for Someone Else
In March of 2011 at the Catholic Writers Guild Online Writer’s Conference, I was fortunate to take part in Sarah Reinhard‘s blogging workshop. Toward the end of the…