Spiritual Directions for the Journey
Posted in A Funny Thing Happened..., Parents and Kids on Jun 29th, 2012
”Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 telling them to sit down and shut-up.” – Unknown
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Jun 28th, 2012
As you look out over a congregation gathered for Sunday worship have you ever asked yourself the question- where have all the people gone? An equally important question for the leadership of these half-empty Christian Churches to ask is- Why have they left? Some time ago I linked to a talk given by Fr. Ron [...]
Posted in This Sunday on Jun 26th, 2012
This Sunday’s Readings This weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) (Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43) Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readings The Word on Fire The Word On Fire – Fr. [...]
Posted in A Funny Thing Happened... on Jun 25th, 2012
Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
Posted in A Funny Thing Happened..., Parents and Kids on Jun 23rd, 2012
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” – Mark Twain
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, The Wisdom of... on Jun 22nd, 2012
Don’t miss the boat Don’t forget we’re all in the same boat. Plan ahead—it wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark. Stay fit-when you’re 600 years old someone might ask you to do something really big. Don’t listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done. For safety’s sake travel in pairs. [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, The Wisdom of... on Jun 20th, 2012
The St. Patrick’s Friends of Dismas group met last night for our annual evening of thanksgiving. We were joined by TJ and Tyrone who are members of the Dismas Fellowship. They came to thank the parishioners of St. pat’s for thier generosity and kindness. I found the following story on a Kerry Robinson’s blog Love [...]
Posted in This Sunday on Jun 19th, 2012
This Sunday’s Readings This weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible. Birth of John the Baptist (Year B) (Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 139; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66, 80) Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readings The Word on Fire The Word On Fire – Fr. Robert Barron’s internet [...]
Posted in Stuff for Wandering on Jun 17th, 2012
Here is a re-post of one of my favorite’s for Father’s Day! I found this short movie clip called- “An Old Man, son, and a sparrow.” It has English subtitles- take a moment and experience this touching story, and if you still have your Dad think about giving him a hug on this Father’s Day.
Posted in The Wisdom of... on Jun 14th, 2012
All of us have moments in out lives,that test our courage…Taking children into a house with white carpets is one of them.. Erma Bombeck
Posted in Parents and Kids, The Wisdom of... on Jun 13th, 2012
An eye witness account from New York City , on a cold day in December, some years ago: A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the young boy and said,’my, but you’re in such deep [...]
Posted in This Sunday on Jun 12th, 2012
This Sunday’s Readings This weeks readings from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which uses the New American Bible. Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) (Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34) Click here for THIS SUNDAY’S readings The Word on Fire The Word On Fire – Fr. Robert Barron’s internet [...]
Posted in A Funny Thing Happened... on Jun 9th, 2012
Jeff Foxworthy is an American comedian and best known for his jokes on how to tell if you are a redneck. He is a good old boy and hangs out with one of my favorite funny guys Larry the Cable Guy. Here is Jeff’s take on how you can tell if you might be a [...]
Posted in Parents and Kids on Jun 8th, 2012
Sometimes When Parents texting their kids it can “Zing” them:
Posted in Big Questions, The Wisdom of... on Jun 7th, 2012
“What makes us cling to life even when it is time to “move on”? Is it our unfinished business? Sometimes we cling to life because we have not yet been able to say: “I forgive you, and I ask for your forgiveness.” When we have forgiven those who have hurt us and asked forgiveness from [...]
