A newborn’s baptism is a very exciting, and very interesting, time of a family’s life. Mom and Dad are thrilled for their child to enter into the life of the Church, put on Christ, and be cleansed of original sin. Godparents are there to support and love this child in hopes of accompanying him/her to [...]
My Son, You enter into this world surrounded by love. We will light up at the sound of your laughter and tend to your every need. Everyone wants to hold you, kiss you, and be with you. You are perfect in our eyes and we would never change a thing. Unfortunately, this time only lasts [...]
My Son, This December we not only anxiously await the second coming of Jesus, but we also eagerly await meeting you, our first son. Much like the Holy Family, we are nervous and have no idea what to expect. There are so many things for you to learn and the mystery of what your life [...]
“It is finished." / Marriage It is Holy Saturday and Jesus lies dead in the tomb. His disciples have fled or hide in fear, the Jewish leaders enjoy their Sabbath rest with relief, and Pilate wonders if he made the right choice; all in the absence of Jesus. The Earth is still as God lies [...]
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” / Anointing of the Sick These words that Jesus shouts from the cross before he takes his last breath perplex me. How can Jesus, who is God, feel far from God? On the cross, Jesus doesn’t just whisper these words, he “cried them in a loud [...]
“I thirst.” / Eucharist Jesus proclaims from the cross, within inches of death, that He thirsts. Out of His seven final phrases from the cross, this one is the most understandable, yet very perplexing. It is not hard to imagine that Jesus would be thirsty on the cross, but why would he choose to leave [...]
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." / Baptism Today we celebrate Palm Sunday, the day that Jesus made his triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. He enters as a Blessed King amidst rejoicing and praise from the multitudes, yet, as He very well knew, this sentiment would quickly change. Today is also called [...]
The most important event in all of human history. The joy of the world, the promise of ages, the center point of our calendar, and the moment we have all been waiting for. No, I am not talking about Season 8 of Game of Thrones… I’m talking about the Incarnation. Today we celebrate the Nativity [...]
Today is the feast of the Visitation!! The Visitation is a little paragraph in Luke’s Gospel sandwiched between the Annunciation and the Magnificat. Which are two really awesome things, so the Visitation sometimes gets skipped over. But just because the bread of a sandwich is really great, that doesn’t mean that you forget about all [...]
WARNING: this post contains gluten. All you gluten free people out there proceed with caution. My wife and I spent last weekend camping in Asheville, NC where we had a gluten full Saturday. Donuts, pizza, tacos, a couple beers, and some kind of Nutella cinnamon fritter thing. The highlight of our gluten full day was [...]
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