Monthly Archives: November 2008

October 13, 2008 – Psalm Song

On October 13, 2008, I met with my weekly bible study/faith sharing group to read the upcoming Sunday readings and share our thoughts. The Psalm reading for the following Sunday came from Psalm 96. I own a Martin Doman CD with a song simply titled

October 2008 – Pennies from Heaven

My grandmother passed away in 1997 at the age of 86. Outside of her final days in a nursing home, she lived the last five years or so of her life with my mom and dad. I was still living there myself until 1995 when

September 23, 2008 – Search

I lived Cursillo over the weekend of September 18-21. For those who don’t know what it is, Cursillo is an intense “short course” of Christianity and of God’s love. ::Flashback:: Back in 1987-89, I attended a few teenage retreats called “Search” while I was in

August 14, 2008 – Fatherly visit

As seems to happen from time to time, on this particular Thursday evening, my wife and I found that we had nothing quick and easy to make for dinner.  We had the fixings for dinner menus that take a while to make/bake, but neither of

June 17, 2008 – Tune In

Have you ever heard the analogy that Jesus is speaking to us and giving us graces all the time, 24/7, but unless we are tuned in, we miss a lot of what He is saying? I’ve heard it compared to the radio airwaves. The music

June 16, 2008 – Mis-read

One weekend in June of 2008, we had a scary incident at our house. I woke up at about 4:00 and heard voices outside our bedroom window (which isn’t uncommon as it is right next to the sidewalk on a well traveled street).  I got