Okay, I admit it: I woke up to watch the royal wedding. Keep in mind that I am usually up at 4 a.m. anyway for my job (so it wasn’t terribly difficult for me), but I still decided to wake up on my day off to see William and...
Read MoreA few years back I happened to be in downtown Cincinnati for a job interview in the early afternoon on Holy Thursday. At that point in time, God’s plan was not exactly clear to me yet – I had no idea where my life was heading –...
Read MoreI remember quite clearly the first time I heard bells being rung during the consecration. I got chills. I thought it was beautiful: It sounds dramatic, but it was as if I woke up and realized that God was in front of me – a...
Read MoreIt drives me crazy when I hear someone complain about how relentlessly devoted Catholics are to “rote” prayer, especially the Rosary or the Mass. I’ve never quite understood how meditating on the mysteries of the life of Jesus,...
Read MoreIt was a surreal moment at Mass the other day as I listened to the Gospel story from Matthew about Jesus healing the man possessed by a demon. He said: “Be quiet, get out of him!” And the demon left him. It was surreal because I...
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