We can’t control the world, but we can control our own actions and, through God’s grace, let Him work on the world with what we offer.
Category: Opinion
The search for wisdom at any age
Wisdom is definitely something we need to have more of or make more use of, and it’s something that needs to grow and be striven for more through the grace and blessings of God.
The truth about wishes coming true
When I was younger than I am now (no one can agree or believe how old I am anyway so use whatever math you like), I would think about fantastic things as if they were potential reality.
Goodbye does mean ‘forever’?
No, I’m not leaving. Please keep reading. Never judge a headline by its cover, which is sound advice for all forms of writing.
Who are we?
You may choose the political figure of your choice, but I hope we can reflect on words such as those that Robert Kennedy made on that night in 1968 when Dr. King was shot, as he said, “What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another.”
D-Day to 2024: The longest 80 years
Whether your images of D-Day came from authentic photographs and films, radio news broadcasts, stories told from those who were there, history books, or from The Longest Day or Saving Private Ryan, they are images that are imprinted onto all of our hearts and minds eight decades later.
An epidemic of jealousy
For those who frequent the Sacrament of Confession fairly “often,” there is probably one sin that could be an automatic one every time — being jealous of others.
Mental health is a thing
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I realize not every health issue has its own awareness month, but maybe there are lots of things we are already quite aware of and mental health needs the attention.
What is hate and can we stop it?
If the concept of “relate” is all it takes to understand hate, then the solution is simple, we have to find more ways in which we do relate to each other.
Let’s have a Confession Revival
Our friend, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that “Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the Sacrament of Penance.” (CCC 1415).