Sam and Mary had been married for just over 50 years now. Sam had always thought to himself, “I could never live without ‘my dear Mary’”. He would often jokingly say to his wife, “I’d better be the one to go first, I would be way too lost without you!” So, when Mary died rather…Continue reading We are not alone
“How’s that going to work?” I would venture to say that we might ask that question as often as once a day, maybe even more. We ask this question in the very mundane situations of everyday life, and perhaps when we are confronted with more serious situations. What makes us ask this question? We ask…Continue reading All things are possible for God.
Two men are having lunch together. One is Catholic and the other Jewish. They worked together for a number of years now and got along pretty well. They considered themselves friends and got together socially from time to time. On this particular day the conversation came around to religion and Keith, the Catholic guy, asked,…Continue reading God Chooses Us
James couldn’t figure out why he had to deal with the same sins over and over again. “What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I just make up my mind not to do them anymore, and follow through with that promise? What are the words of the act of contrition that I say all the time:…Continue reading The Power of Grace
A guy in the parish, Chris, needed to see the Pastor. This wasn’t the first time this happened. When he got worked up about something, he would usually seek this priest’s advice. It seemed that Chris was deeply worried that he might lose his job. His company was beginning a series of department reviews, and…Continue reading Trust in God
During the Second World War, when the Nazi armies were in almost every country of Europe, King Christian of Denmark stubbornly resisted the Nazis. His country was quite small compared to powerful Germany, and the king knew he could not win on the battlefield, but he put up a valiant moral struggle. One day he…Continue reading Nativity of John the Baptist
Bill had a son who fell away from the church a number of years ago. This had been a real hardship for him because he and his wife had blamed themselves for what had happened. Recently, friends of Bill’s, a married couple, were talking with him, and shared their sadness at the fact that their…Continue reading Trust God to Give you grace
Elliott and Keith were brothers. Elliott was married and in his late 50’s. Keith was a priest in his late 40’s. They were spending a few days together—just the two of them, fishing. Neither was a great cook, so they found themselves in the only restaurant in town, a place called The Lighthouse. They both…Continue reading nothing is impossible for God
Frank had been a Catholic all his life. He went to Mass on Sundays, but not much else beyond that. His faith experience never became part of how he lived his life. They were like two separate things. Once Mass was over, he felt that he had fulfilled the “obligation” which his parents had instilled…Continue reading Corpus Christi
Ron was sitting in the congregation. It was homily time. He’s gotten used to the priest not really saying anything of interest to him, and so Ron’s mind starts to wander. He’s thinking about the new job he wants, and that his wife will come through the operation. Actually, he has been praying for those…Continue reading God is always with us
When Sue was told that her husband had just died, she could see her life falling apart before her eyes. This had come literally out of nowhere. Jim had been working out back in the garden. One minute he was planting vegetables, the next he was lying unconscious on the lawn. He was rushed to…Continue reading Pentecost, a powerful faith
Keith was in trouble and it made him feel sick to his stomach. He thought to himself, “Am I being tested?” Then he thought, “Is God punishing me for something from the past?” The thing that filled him with fear was that Keith was being blamed for the mismanagement of funds at his firm. And…Continue reading Trust in God