We are called to holiness. We are. We may not know it, deep down, but we are. The hard thing is we may not believe it. But we are called to holiness. Holiness is daunting. There’s too much to swallow. So, I have a suggestion. It’s not a solution because I don’t know if it … [Read more…]
Yesterday at Mass we learned how to pray. We learned the same thing that every Catholic learned in every church around the world. We learned The Lord’s Prayer. This isn’t the first time we’ve learned it. We learn it all the time. But maybe this is the first time I learned it all. Because there … [Read more…]
My son has a friend who has made up his mind he wants to be Catholic. He doesn’t have any family members who are Catholic. He went about this, in my opinion, the right way. He considered several different religions, studied them, asked about them, and then decided that he wanted to learn more about … [Read more…]
I don’t want to get preachy here. Honestly, I’m only trying to delve into how I think about something, so please bear with me. My mother used to always say “Offer it up to Jesus” when she would drop us off at school in the morning. And I would try. But by the time I … [Read more…]
"You are the light of the world!" This Gospel from Matthew is one of my favorite. I love the fact that we are all the light of the world. It's true that we can't all shine the brightest all the time, but we all have our time to shine for the whole world to see. … [Read more…]
Awhile back I read an article about the things in Kentucky people have to explain to everybody else. So, I wrote one about the things in western Kentucky because that’s so much different than Kentucky. Well, then I decided we needed a list from Fancy Farm too. Honestly, this doesn’t even touch the tip of … [Read more…]
I was sitting in Mass this morning and I wondered what would happen after I died. I wanted to know if when I came to the end of my life that someone would say about me that I was a good Catholic Christian. I hope that is the case. I was born Catholic. My mother … [Read more…]
I was raised Catholic. I was raised as Catholic as you can get. My mother was very devout and my father was a convert. We lived in a Catholic community and I went to Catholic schools for 12 years. So yeah, I’m Catholic. And one thing my mother and that Catholic education instilled in me … [Read more…]
17 Reasons why my heart will always be in Fancy Farm: 17. Deep breaths. You can breathe in western Kentucky. There is nothing but clean air. Yes, you might get a whiff of a chicken house, the hog market or a barn being fired but that just makes it smell that much better. 16. Kittens … [Read more…]
I had a wonderful experience tonight. I had an experience of adoration in the group of a retreat for young people. These are not kids who have never been to adoration. We aree so fortunate that it is making a comeback in our diocese at camps, at youth groups and at Youth 2000. … [Read more…]