Category: Reflections
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Celebrating Death
Hours ago, the news media announced that the U.S. Military had killed Osama Bin Laden, the reason “terror” is in the political vocabulary. President Obama confirmed it a short time later: This news caused me to pause for a moment: Osama Bin Laden is responsible for the deaths of thousands between the various operations under his…
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Preparing For Lent
Lent is just around the corner, starting with Ash Wednesday on March 9th. Vanessa and I are starting to plan our Lenten observances and there is one thing that is common this year to every year. When we decide to give up something for Lent, we never want to start early. Lately, I’ve been spending…
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Almost Zero Hour
We’re due February 16th. That’s not very long from now. There’s plenty to do, but at the same time, we’ve been through it before so it’ll be fine. In all of the final preparations for the new one, I hadn’t stopped to reflect on Olivia in a few months. I still have this mindset of…
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Young Life Cut Short
Perhaps it is because Notre Dame is the story-tale Catholic university. Or perhaps, moreso, it is because it is the alma mater of my wife. In either case, I follow Notre Dame closer than most and I feel that I share a very tiny part of their joys and sorrows. Yesterday’s news of a ND student…
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Why Do I Blog?
Image by rita banerji via Flickr Over on Michael Hyatt‘s blog, he discusses the reason he blogs, the mental games he plays about the practice, what it means when readership fails to grow. Why do I blog? I like to tell stories. I like to share information. I like to be connected and I like…
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Seeking Prayer
Image via Wikipedia O God, You are beyond my understanding. Your ways are known to you alone. Your ways are good and amazing. The gifts and blessings you have bestowed upon me are more than I could ask for, more than I deserve. Thank you. Fr. Louis once prayed hoping that the desire to please…