Up until the fall of 2020 I had never thought much about politics, racism, culture, or many of the issues that have our country so divided today. I did not vote in 2012 and the only reason I did in 2020 was that I suddenly began to open my eyes as to what was happening …
As usual I arrived at my office very early in the morning and prepared for my desk job just like I have done for the past thirty years. I sat in my desk chair and turned on my computer and drank a cup of coffee while I logged in and waited for the computer to …
“I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin. I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.… I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the …
As I stated at the end of part one of this story my wife and I had many events that led up to the point where we headed off to our respective colleges. I attended the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas where I usually wore shorts and a golf shirt on a daily …
I played golf for the University of St. Thomas where my coach was an older gentleman who had served in World War II. I was shocked when one day he told us he was not only non-Catholic but instead was an Atheist. This was especially surprising since I was attending a Catholic university where I …
So herein lies my dilemma. What does “turning your life over to God” really mean? I have complained to myself and to God that he has not listened to my thoughts and prayers for help. In doing so I have reduced God to nothing more than a genie in a bottle and became frustrated when …
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program that helps people struggling with addiction. While drugs, alcohol, and pornography are the usual addictions that come to mind it is common to find people hurting in numerous ways. As I have stated many times in other writings I feel there is a battle of good and evil being raged …
I believe that my pride and ego have gotten in my way for much of the past 30 years and instead of giving thanks to what I have been blessed with I have coveted what others have and in the process made myself feel inferior. I also need to come to terms with past failures …
Some believe there is no after life and thus what happens here… and I guess what you accomplish and acquire here…. is all there is to it. The adage “He who dies with the most toys wins” would be their mantra. But others think there is no need to worry about what happens in this …
