Happy Fall Everyone, LOVE.  The last couple of times I’ve written, my topic has been about what does love mean. I offered several different definitions, knowing that those couple of definitions were not exhaustive of all the possibilities.  I’ve heard Read more…

Which do you like better, peanuts or almonds?  This was the question posed by the gentleman ahead of me in the checkout line at the grocery store.  “Almonds”, I replied, as I wondered why he was asking.  I had noticed Read more…

  “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that Read more…

A few weeks ago, I wrote to you about my search for the true meaning of the word love.  I proposed a few ideas about the definitions that I liked but yet I continued to search for what love really Read more…

When Lent started this year I felt like, so now what do I do?  I didn’t want to just give up something again.   I started my search for ideas by focusing on what exactly does it mean for Christ to Read more…

One option for Easter Sunday morning’s Mass is from the Gospel of John (20:1-8). (I have written before on the Matthean Gospel option (here)). Like most of the resurrection accounts, John’s version paints a portrait of a journey that some Read more…

Here we are starting our second full week of Lent, or the week following the third Sunday of Lent. I am not sure what I expected this year upon entering the Lenten season but at this point, I would have Read more…

Happy New Year to all our blog followers and prayers!  First, we’d like to say Thank You to all those who have passed on their gratitude for providing this space for posting their prayer needs.  We here at Living the Read more…

“One day, I saw two roads. One was broad, covered with sand and flowers, full of joy, music and all sorts of pleasures. People walked along it, dancing and enjoying themselves. They reached the end of the road without realizing Read more…