A Dad's Dad

What an example St. Joseph must have set for the Christ Child. A quiet steady person who worked as a carpenter, provided for the Mother of God, and taught Our Lord.

We honor this quiet man Friday, May 1. How fortunate we are to have this strong advocate to turn towards when we need a job or have a family problem.

Say a prayer to him this Friday on his feast day. Pray for us, St. Joseph!

Divine Mercy Sunday

This Sunday the Church celebrates a virtually unknown feast: Divine Mercy. Our Lord spoke to St. Faustina about His unfathomable ocean of mercy. Sister Faustina was a Polish nun who was given messages by Jesus in the 1930s. His mercy is great, especially this Sunday when the faithful should go to Confession, attend Mass, receive Communion, and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. Jesus implored all to come to Him for His mercy, but few do. He also asked for all to trust in Him.

Don't pass up this chance for the graces available to us.

This Life Is About The Next

"There's divinity that shapes our ends,

Rough-hew them how we will."

Shakespeare

Winter's bleakness is cast aside by spring's fresh blooms. Our Lord's Resurrection overcomes the nothingness of death. He gives meaning to our life and He has a plan for each of us. Sad, how few allow God to guide them to what each of us was meant to be and meant to do.

The Killing of God

The sin of Adam and Eve has been atoned. In three days the gates of heaven will open because Jesus conquers sin and death. Some Christians believe that by His death we can presume salvation, but as Catholics we must cooperate with Jesus' Sacrifice and His Grace.

We adore you O Christ and we bless you, because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

Meal Before The Sacrifice

We should approach the holiest week in our religious year with hope. Some may see this as a mini-vacation, but we must focus on the Cross. When Peter tried to steer Jesus from going to Jerusalem, Our Lord was quick to let St. Peter know that he could not bypass suffering. None of the Apostles avoided the Cross; even St. John lived his latter years in exile on Patmos.

Our cross comes whether we want it or not, but this holiest of weeks is our time to reflect on the glory that awaits us... if we look to Him.

Play Ball!

Our venerable Saint Louis Cardinals open the season. You can bet that nothing will interfere with the baseball season: neither gloom of night nor the Passion of Christ remembrance.

Place sports in perspective, but, I am afraid, we lost that perspective some years ago. Nothing stops our vaunted sports behemoth.

Some of you may remember the great Sandy Koufax. He would not pitch on the Sabbath. How rare. I wonder if it happens today.

Sports will come and go, but the Cross remains.

A Week For Reflection

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