Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Blaise. His feast day is actually February 3rd but I am lucky to live in a community that brings the traditions to weekend masses. I love the Feast of St. Blaise. I am taken back to my childhood when we used to kneel along the communion rail after … [Read more…]
Stirred is the difference between living and living for God. I don’t exactly know when the Holy Spirit began to stir me. I guess he has all along. It’s just a little nudge in my gut. I’m sure you’ve felt it too although you may not have known what it was. I encourage you to … [Read more…]
How the Covid Stole the Picnic (with my apologies to Dr. Seuss) Every Farmer Down in Fancy Farm liked the Picnic a lot But the Covid, Who lived all around Did NOT! The Covid hated everything! It did not matter the season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one knows the reason. It could be … [Read more…]
I’ve been on the road with Jimmy this week so I haven’t been keeping to my schedule. He can be disruptive that way. It’s not a bad thing but I have come to appreciate my “alone time” so much in the last few months. I didn’t realize how much until one of my kids mentioned … [Read more…]
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…]