Category Archives: Oh My God

Somehow today I found myself sitting at 11:30 a.m. Mass in my parish.  I have been rather hermetic for quite some time now in  that department.  I was just sitting in bed, doing my Sunday morning crossword puzzle, when it came … Continue reading →

It was the end of my trip to Italy with the 140 strong Blackhawk Chorus.  It had been quite a trip, my first time to Europe ever.  I’ve never had much of a desire to go to Europe, but when … Continue reading →

I was sitting at Mass one Sunday in 1993;  I had been having a major crisis of faith in my personal life – I felt like that popular poem Footprints where the guy, seeing only one set of footprints in … Continue reading →

It is really way too late to be writing, it is actually “tomorrow,”  but I know that if I let myself off the hook with the “promise to be back soon” business that it could be weeks before I write … Continue reading →

A week or so ago I stated that I am Catholic to the core of my being.  As if to taunt me, the Vatican comes out almost immediately with a statement  –  a double whammy regarding pedophilia and women’s ordination … Continue reading →

I am not a stranger to the silence that was part and parcel of the retreat.  I have loved to sit in silent churches.  I first remember doing this in high school.   I admit that it started in part because I could … Continue reading →

When did I feel completely sure?  When did I experience the mystery, the ultimate reality? It is hard to tease the “grabbed from inside” knowledge from the awe of looking at a star-studded night or a gorgeous ocean sunset.   For me … Continue reading →

I arrived for the beginning of the retreat at 6 p.m. for dinner and a short greeting after dinner.  One of our first assignments on the retreat was to decide what we were going to do first thing in the morning … Continue reading →

Note: The next few days, possibly a week, will be on this subject.  If you are not interested, please do check back, I will get back to lighter fare before you know it.  There are some people who have been … Continue reading →

This blog thing started after I went to a three day/four night silent retreat at San Damiano Retreat house.  It is a Franciscan retreat house on a beautiful hillside just fifteen minutes from my home.  I was truly looking forward … Continue reading →