Monthly Archives: February 2011

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.”   –Matthew 7:7          On my way to the chapel every morning, … Continue reading →

“I do not understand my behavior; I do not act as I mean to, but I do things that I hate.” Romans 7:15      I spent 9 years of my childhood caddying at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, … Continue reading →

It seemed hopeless.  Only 1:15 remained in the showdown basketball game and the scoreboard said Dunbar led Calvert Hall by 9 points.  Many fans headed for the exits.  Who could blame them?  The powerhouse Dunbar team, led by future Georgetown … Continue reading →

    “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Phil 4:13     I consider it a huge blessing to know a woman who has a son with multiple learning disabilities, severe adhd, and other serious complications.  She has tried … Continue reading →

“Know this, my beloved brethren.  Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20       When I reflect on this quote, my … Continue reading →

“There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” — Fulton J. Sheen  It has been a long time … Continue reading →

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. – Romans 12:19 This is a winter parable from Chicago – not from the … Continue reading →

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)      I am hesitant to call my mom when I am … Continue reading →

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” – motto on New York City post office We got 20 inches of snow in Chicago between Tuesday night … Continue reading →

“Christ said, “I am the Truth”; he did not say “I am the custom.”  (Saint Toribio)     My Midwest upbringing has taught me to see most moral issues as black and white.  Before the rationalizations, sophisms and justifications start to … Continue reading →