I’d rather have nothing than a whole lot of something I don’t need.

I’d rather have nothing than a whole lot of something I don’t need.
What a good Garth Brooks song. It’s such a witness to poverty. Let’s think about this statement for a minute. What do we actually need? I mean really need. Well… we need water and food or we’ll starve. We need some sort of [...]

Disappointment…what we’re really looking for

I’m more and more convinced that everyone in this world is not looking for happiness. They’re not looking for perfection or peace, or a cure to it all. What people really crave is disappointment. This brings drama. They want a temporary relief to a problem, because this ensures preoccupation for the time being and allows [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving. I have so many things to be thankful for. I should really start thinking about all these things more often.

What I think about life…

This world sucks. That’s why we don’t fall off.

Goin’ down to DC

This week the pre-novitiate class will go to Washington D.C. I am looking forward to it quite it bit. We will be helping to conduct sophomore retreats on Tuesday and Thursday for our Don Bosco Cristo Rey School there. We will get to see some of Washington including Nativity Parish there, our Salesian parish. Hopefully [...]

Judge, change, or understand?

We are supposed to change the world as Christians, right? Well then quit trying. The more we try to change something, the less we really understand. Anytime you meet someone with an idea contrary to the Gospel, what is your reaction? The moment you decide what they’re all about, the moment you label them (sinner, [...]

What if I don’t want to repent?

Jesus came to bring us good news right? The gospel is supposed to be this nice uplifting message isn’t it? Then how come often times it’s not? They talk of the necessary repentance. Bringing up sins and bad stuff and feeling guilty for it is not that great a feeling.
The word repentance has turned 180 [...]

The True Freedom of Choice

Choice and life have become two of the weightiest words in the American English language. They almost rank up there with a four-letter ‘f’ word I know as to how many connotations they have. So what would a freedom of choice entail? Well anyone from any other society before ours would definitely not suggest that [...]

One semester of Spanish love song

A new President

My friend Andrew wrote this today and I think that many Christians NEED to read this and remember who they are as Christians. Thanks Andrew.
This election has been a key reminder to all of us where our true help comes from. Many had much riding on this election, some are pleased and others not, but [...]