Never Give Up

Soon after posting about the centenary of the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, I remembered a reflection I had written that recently appe...

The rest of the world often views Christianity as a collection of external rules that more or less interfere with  real  life, that is,...

I wrote about this topic not long ago, but I decided to expand on it a little more.  At first I was just going to repost it, but tha...

Why is there a picture of a sofa here? Keep reading! The Lord relies on our witness to communicate His immense love to the whole world....

No, this is not a cyclops with a smiley face. If only this sad similarity could make it so. What is this thing? It looks "familiar...

It often seems that we can talk and talk and talk about the Catholic faith, but never even mention the name of Jesus Christ. If we do me...

"Joy is like the seal of a Christian. Even in pain, tribulations, even in persecutions" (Pope Francis). I don't think we ...

A sick "selfie"! Do I look attracted to Infinity? Well, the palm tree looks nice... I've spent the past half hour mentall...

"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be save...

‎"Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean. Remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek ...

Mike Schwartz was a remarkable man, and it was with surprise that I learned of his recent death on February 3, at only 63 years old, after...

"A man is not justified by observance of the law but only through faith in Jesus Christ" (Galatians 2:16). St. Paul's po...

When I am suffering some kind of small and ridiculous problem, what can I do? I can offer it to God,  and offer myself to God. What matt...

I finally had the chance to go to confession, fulfilling the desire I had last week on my birthday (see post dated January 4). I am 50 yea...

Think, think, think, write, write, write, read, read, read, think, think, think, doubt, doubt, fear, fear, think, think, read, read, read...

Some "dead soldiers" (and some still living) from my 50th birthday party. Looks like seltzer was popular. Of the food there is ...

I have nothing to say. I have been staring at a blank screen for over an hour. Staring. Really. Lots of ideas have gone through my m...