2019 was quite possibly the hardest year of my life. Yet, despite the many challenges, there were many graces intertwined throughout the year. I spent a portion of time in December and some time in January reflecting on 2019, as well as 2020, as well as making plans for the year ahead. Things that happened in 2019 …
Friends, I’ve recently been asked to share some content at a Youth / Young Adults group at church. After much thought, and not knowing the level of understanding each of the people have (I have since learned at least one is not a Christian), I decided to start my talk with the key focus of …
(Image source: https://exodus90.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo-exodus-orange.png) With the conclusion of the Easter Vigil just gone, I completed a program by the name of Exodus 90 (www.exodus90.com). Exodus 90 is a program for men focused on prayer, asceticism and fraternity. During the program, people read through the book of Exodus and commit to a number of other disciplines, with a view …
(Image source: http://moorethought.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mary-and-eucharist.jpg) One of the things I did at the end of my testimony was to ask for the intercession of Our Lady of the Eucharist. This year I have completed a Novena to Our Lady of the Eucharist twice, with each time bearing fruit, though there was much more fruit the first time. A …
(Image source: https://stmargaretmary.org/holy-week-schedule ) Happy Easter, I hope you are enjoying the festive season, which is a very special time for Christians to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus. As a Protestant I used to believe that Catholics don’t believe the Bible. Otherwise, how could they believe all that stuff the believe about Mary? This …
(Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mornington_Roman_Catholic_Church.JPG) I was asked to share my story at all four Masses at Saint Macartan’s in Mornington last Sunday.Being asked to keep to a maximum of five minutes, there is always so much that has to be left out, but that I would like to have shared. Nevertheless, here is a copy of the …
“You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 RSV In the month or so since returning from my overseas travel I have started Spiritual Direction. There are great benefits to this, so I would encourage anyone considering it to speak to their Priest to determine if they should explore it. In …
“When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”” John 21:15 RSV Since the time of Pope John XXIII, the Popes have done a Sunday …
“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Saint Jerome If I told you that within 30 days, you could be more knowledgeable about history, languages, and three of the world’s major religions, would you be interested? I call this the 30-day challenge. What is the challenge? The challenge is to read the books from the …
“So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.” 2 Thessalonians 2:15 “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, …