Tonight I made the long drive down to one of our other parishes with my director because he had to say the Spanish Mass for one of the priests who is in Ecuador for a month. He introduced me to The Band. Tiburon jammed to the music all the way down. On the way back [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 24, 2008
Don’t Tase Me Bro!!!
Sometimes when I go to Confession I forget how loving our Father is. I still get nervous and just flat out don’t like admiting my faults and sins. It is a pointless anxiety and fear however, as much as I may think my confessor will tase me. Not really, I’ve never [...]
May 22, 2008
On Priesthood
In many times throughout history as well as today, and definitely in Itally back in Don Bosco’s days, the priesthood was a well paid, prestigious, and upper class position. Don Bosco was offered a few different jobs as a new priest that could have earned him a lot of money and improved his chances to [...]
May 17, 2008
Family Feuds
Today, in his homily, Father Tiburon my director, said “whether it’s your first communion or your millionth…” Well, before his homily was over, I figured that a person would have to (assuming you make your first communion at age 8 which most of the kids are) live to be around 100, a little over 90 years, [...]
May 10, 2008
A day at the park- Six Flags
There are moments that truly make people enjoy life. Creation is one of those moments. Yes, you guessed it. I’m talking about joy in a person’s heart, when they create a new term. Just like when a person bums a ride off of a friend who is bumming a ride it’s called double bumming, or [...]
May 9, 2008
Who said Jesus wasn’t political?
Jesus and politics. Wow, chills just shot down my spine. That’s almost like saying you like both the Red Sox and Yankees- for me it’s Astros and Cubs, but that one isn’t as well known (by the way I like both the Astros and Cubs). We all know that Jesus advocated separation of church and [...]
May 7, 2008
Dream of the Roses
Don Bosco had a dream once in which the Virgen Mary was leading him through a path of roses. Everyone from the outside saw him and thought ‘how wonderful his life is, that it is lined with roses.’ Those on the path with him all struggled though because of the fierce thorns which were hidden [...]
