It’s Your Life
For the second time in one semester, Jimmy has been suspended from his high school. The Principal tells Jimmy and his parents that he has only one more chance, and…
Learning from the challenges in your life
Alan was in his early fifties. He was sitting the pew of his parish church waiting for Mass to begin. He was there with his wife and his two children.…
Don’t be burdened by the guilt of the past
Anyone who got to know Jason would say that he was a restless kind of guy. He had done well in grade school with hardly any studying at all. His…
Let go of the things that weigh you down
Consider this thought: “If it’s a mistake to add the burden of the past to the weight of the present, it’s a worse mistake to burden the present with the…
Learn to do things God’s way
A little child was playing one day with a very valuable vase and put her hand into it and could not get it out. Her father tried to help her,…
How do you want to go through life?
I’m thinking of three people: The first person: She’s basically depressed because her life was not what she had thought it would be. She’s had some very hard knocks, and…
Prepare for the coming of the Lord
Once there was a family. And to all those who knew this family, they were model parishioners and upstanding members of the local community. But this family had a secret,…
The Grace to Forgive
Susan, a very religious person, always knew that she wanted to get married. But her marriage turned out to be very different that what she had dreamed. Her husband was…
From Darkness into Light
Tommy was a young man in his first year of Catholic college, and even though he professed himself to be an atheist, he signed up for a course called “The…
Living with uncertainty
Bob went to see his primary doctor the other day, and at this visit there was a concern raised about a lump that developed since the last visit. The lump…
You will be rescued!
Joe was very discouraged. His addiction was making him feel terrible about himself. Only recently had he been even willing to acknowledge that it was an addiction. In his attempt…
Light a Virtual Calendar
We invite you to participate in our community of faith by lighting a virtual prayer candle online. Your contribution helps the outreach ministries at St. John Neumann Parish. Each day,…