Love

Small Things with Great Love

Bottom line: Today Jesus asks you to do small things with great love.

There is a humorous story about a family coming out of Mass. The man says to his wife, “That wasn’t much of sermon that father gave.” The wife adds, “Yea, and the choir sang off key.” Meanwhile, their small son has been listening to his parents’ conversation. Finally, he speaks up, “It seemed all right to me,” he says, “especially considering that it only cost us a dollar!” Continue reading »

“God is Love”

Misleading Slogan #1 “God is Love” You may be surprised that I call this a slogan and rank it number one. After all this is a direct quote from the Bible. Let me assure you from the start I do believe God is Love. He is pure Beauty, Truth, Goodness and Unity which are aspects … Continue reading »

“Just follow your conscience.”

Misleading Slogan #3 “Just follow your conscience.” The Catholic Church has always recognized the supremacy of the conscience (even if like many others we have not consistently respected that principle). Jesus says: “Render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” Of course, our conscience, that intimate center of our … Continue reading »

“Old Celibates have nothing (worthwhile) to say about sex.”

Misleading Slogan #6 “Old Celibates have nothing (worthwhile) to say about sex.” Part of the pleasure of doing something “shocking” is imagining the reaction of your maiden aunt if she new about it. “Think about what old aunt Sarah would say if she walked into the room right now.” Folks like to picture us old … Continue reading »