Living Monstrance

Question: What do you do when your car’s gas tank is registering empty?  I think I know what you do - you drive it to a gas station.  You then probably slide your credit card at the pump, place the nozzle into the gas tank, and start to fill up.  I bet that while you [...]

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Since I was a young boy, I loved sports, especially basketball.  I even read the sports page every morning when I was a little kid.  I think I learned all about fractions from batting averages and earned run averages.
As I got older I really worked hard at basketball.  I loved the game.  Sometimes, as a [...]

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I had the joy and privilege to teach CCD for a year in my local parish.  I have always loved teaching, and now I was able to teach about the Lord.  It was sixth grade, a great age for teaching, and the kids were special.
Now, it was my first time “officially” teaching people about God, [...]

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As a Franciscan postulant, I got to spend time ministering to the people of our neighborhood in Lawrence, Mass.  Lawrence is the poorest town in the state.  Though historically it has beautiful character in its work ethic and family culture, it now has much of the breakdown in family and neighborhood that are too typical [...]

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For Boston sports fans, this year has been an incredible year.  First, you’ve got the Red Sox winning the World Series.  Then, you’ve got the Patriots winning every game (OK, except the big one).  The Celtics have been the best team in basketball.  Now, Boston College won the NCAA hockey championship.  What more?  How much [...]

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When I worked as an engineer, my company had things called “stock options”.  What are they?  They are shares of stock in the company that an employee has the free option of buying at a fixed price.  What good are they?  Well, if I have the option of buying shares from the company at 10 dollars each, [...]

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After I first learned how to scuba dive, I decided to go diving with my friend, Ron.  Why?  Well, the first reason is that, in order to dive, rule number one is that you do not go alone.  You use the buddy system.   That way, if you have a problem with your air supply, you [...]

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You may have noticed that one of the posts has been removed from the blog.  It was called the same as this, “Jesus’ Success.”  What happened?
Well, a good friend had a problem with it.  She posted a comment about it, but the comments have to pass through me, first.  “Hold on,” I thought.  “Why is [...]

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For over 10 years I tutored high school students in my local town in math and physics.  It is a privilege to help out young people who are struggling with their studies.  I would go to their home and help them with their latest homework.  I met some wonderful families, and some were friends already.
One [...]

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I was recently visiting friends who have two children.  It is beautiful and amazing to see children grow into their own personalities.
After we all had dinner together, we went into the living room and their little daughter Maura began to show us all how she can now write.  She took her seat in the little [...]

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