Posted in Weekly Reflection on Mar 7th, 2010
My father was a very patient man. One year he took a peach stone and planted it in a small pot. The first year yielded nothing. The second year – a small stick that really looked dead. He then transplanted that “dead stick” into his garden. He fertilized it, watered it, cared for that “dead [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 28th, 2010
Most of us live too hectic lives – working, cleaning, preparing meals, answering emails and a hundred other things. I have often mused, “Oh to be bored just one day!” Life is hectic! When I might finally sit down in the evening I often doze off while reading or watching TV. I might wake up [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 21st, 2010
It is said that certain items are “rust-proof.” Other things are billed as either “dust-proof” or “spill-proof” or “bullet-proof” or “child-proof” or “scratch-proof.” But here’s something which no human being ever has been or ever will be: “temptation-proof.”
Temptations are luring. They present us with a seeming good we do not presently have but want. Without [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 17th, 2010
With the Church’s observance of Ash Wednesday 17 February 2010, Lent begins. This holy season is a time to rediscover the Lord and live like Him more consciously. In these forty days, marked by traditional penitential practices, we are challenged to turn away from sin. We are called to commit ourselves anew to live the [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 14th, 2010
First a story: Missionaries were traveling in Africa accompanied by natives who acted not only as guides, but also as the ones who carried the luggage, supplies and other materials. The missionaries were anxious to get to their destination which was only accessible on foot, and proposed an ambitious schedule to which the group kept for three [...]