Monthly Archives: April 2008

Self-worth or God-worth


self-worth – [self–wurth] –noun the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.     Self-worth is a valuable asset; we all need to feel a sense of value in our selves. We all need to … Continue reading

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Edging God Out


EGO… It’s a word we hear a lot about, we all have one, some are larger then others, but in someway we all have one.   The ego serves only one purpose, and that is to make you feel better … Continue reading

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Catholic & Proud


Can you call yourself Catholic? Can you say it with pride? When people see you, will they say “They must be Catholic?   There was a time when people could pick us out of a crowd, but that doesn’t seem … Continue reading

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Hurry up to wait


We all would like to see instant rewards, instant gratification and instant replies to our prayers, but in reality, it don’t work that way.   “All good things come to those that wait” we all have heard this line before, … Continue reading

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Confirmation…


This Sunday the Confirmation class from our youth group will be making their Confirmation. I have two overriding thoughts or feelings about this.   First off, I am very excited for these young people, they are about to receive the … Continue reading

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Did God go to Far?


Can we ever really know God? Or even Jesus? And what about that Holy Spirit….   We are called to know God as the Father, as a loving and yes sometimes, vengeful God. We are called to know Him as … Continue reading

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Positive News?


 Do a Google on the search term “positive news” and you will get about 11,900,000 hits. That’s a lot of websites, now I am sure it’s not all positive news stories, but I did look at a few sites, and … Continue reading

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The Support Group


Sometimes serving God isn’t easy, well most of the time its not, nor do I think it should be.   God calls us to service, service of each other, service to self and to Him. And service means giving of … Continue reading

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Jesus and a day off


Do you think Jesus ever took a sick day? Today, I decided to call in, no I did not call in sick, I emailed my boss and told him I was going to work from home. In actuality I have … Continue reading

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Life is what Happens to you


“Life is just what happens to you, While your busy making other plans”   That statement was from a song by John Lennon called Beautiful Boy.  It’s a beautiful song about how he can’t wait for Sean to grow up, … Continue reading

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