Ordinary Old Catholic Me

As Veronica Goes So Should We Aim

A close friend, and devoted Catholic died this last month. Some thoughts on her, her Catholicism and on her death. 

Drat, Failed Again

Instead of turning to God I complained, very loudly, with little restraint. Good thing for Confession.

Greetings from The Big Apple

Miracle of Miracles 14:14

Today the exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles at my parish.

Jerusalem Right At Our Doorstep--Carlo Acutus

As part of the Eucharistic Revival, parishes are hosting the Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit that was created by the late teenager, Carlo Acutis, Blessed Carlo Acutis. He saw what so many of us, Catholics even, do not, that the Eucharist is the "highway to heaven". 

Lord, Activate the Glow!

A personal experience this past week I hope generalizes to your life. 

The Responsibility to Follow Him

When Bishop Barron talked about Catholicism as the privileged way, he got a lot of heat. However, looking at it from another perspective, it makes a lot of sense. We have nothing to do with our becoming Catholic, as infants, should that be our Grace. But having that Grace we have been given an advantage, a benefit, that requires a response--to share it, and to live a life that uses the tools of the Church leading us to Paradise. When a Catholic walks away, it is a failure to accept the gift. 

The Gift of Bruno Lanteri

Always I am in search of a guide. Of course, there isn't just one. Fulton Sheen. Faustina. Teresas of Avila and the Little Flower. And now I add another model of faith, Bruno Lanteri. His way is, "doable" indeed. 

Contradictions

We all handle the reality of existence; we have no choice, except in how we interpret why things are the way they are. Some say there is no God and try to create a meaning. Others believe strongly in God and objective reality, though marred by sin and redeemed by the Act of Jesus on the Cross and His Resurrection. How we handle those things were on my mind when I read the memoir of brilliant psychiatrist/author/therapist Irving Yalom. 

Wake Up Catholics!

Amid the dilution of the faith, it is of great solace to hear a priest from Nigeria remind us of the blessings we have and the struggles in his home country. His homily to raise funds to assist Nigerian Catholics was also a bit of a wake up call for us.