Breaking the Tie for Catholic Voters
Friday, October 26th, 2012 Posted in Blog Entries, Reflections | 39 Comments »I, like the vast majority of Americans, have grown weary of politics. It seems that the political discourse in America has become much more harsh and much less civil of late. I suppose that if I am honest with myself, ...
Thomas Merton Prayer
Thursday, August 9th, 2012 Posted in Reflections | 2 Comments »I am a regular reader and pray-er of the following prayer by Thomas Merton. Whenever I read it on the air, people ask for a copy. Feel free to to cut and paste and pray it yourself! Thomas Merton's Prayer MY LORD ...
Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 Posted in Reflections | No Comments »O God our Creator, Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you ...
Cardinal Dolan’s Liberty Letter
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 Posted in Reflections | 14 Comments »My brother bishops, Twice in recent weeks, I have written you to express my gratitude for our unity in faith and action as we move forward to protect our religious freedom from unprecedented intrusion from a government bureau, the Department of ...
The Angel Effort
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 Posted in Blog Entries, Reflections | 31 Comments »This year for Lent, I propose what I call the Angel Effort. Each day during Lent, I want to do something positive. You may think of them as "random acts of kindness." Only they won't be random. They will be ...
Drain Me of Me
Thursday, November 11th, 2010 Posted in Reflections | 45 Comments »Father, I am so full of myself. I know that if I truly wish to serve you, If I truly wish to share your word and your love, This must not be the way. And so today, Father, I ask you: Drain me of me Of ...
Kindle as Evangelization Tool
Monday, November 8th, 2010 Posted in Reflections | 8 Comments »While on the way back to Tampa, I discovered a new evangelization tool: my Amazon Kindle! Just by reading my Kindle, I managed to strike up a few conversations with some super nice people who were just curious about my ...
Pro-Lifer Runs Graphic TV Spots
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Posted in Reflections | 3 Comments »Here is the other TV spot that Missy Smith is running in her race for Congress. WARNING: THIS SPOT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES Â
A Good Cry
Friday, October 15th, 2010 Posted in Reflections | 12 Comments »When's the last time you had a good cry? For me, it was towards the end of my silent retreat. I've shared before that I tend to be a pretty emotional guy. I like to say that I'm such a softie ...
The Two Reeds
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 Posted in Reflections | 14 Comments »Isn't it interesting how so often God can give us messages through simple things that we may never even notice if our eyes aren't open? I had a neat experience that would fall into this category on my recent silent ...
