Mass with Fr Bob

Ok just a test

So this is a test to see where this goes.  I sent this from my email hoping that somehow, I might start to get into the habit of blogging again.  There is something therapeutic about sharing my thoughts out in the open.   Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram just don’t do it.  The rest of the platform

A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament Before Meditation

A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament Before Meditation In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. "I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am before. I place myself there. I adore Thee, O my Saviour, present here as God and

A reflection on the Angelus

Every day I pray the Angelus at 12 pm, taught to me by my Deacon mentor, Deacon Fred Grant who went on to eternal life in December 2020. It is a practice I am so grateful for that he taught me. The prayer is this: As I prayed today and gazed upon a photo of

Why I am Catholic

Here is a homily project I worked on recently for my studies at Saint Leo University. This is for my Ecclesiology class – the study of the church. We were to pick a scripture passage to preach on that dealt with issues within the church, in order to express complex Ecclesiological ideas to our parish.

Just seeing her in the dress wrecked me!

This morning my daughter is having a dress test party with the women in our family. I planned to work remotely for the morning to keep out of the way – but with limited places to work from the road – I decided to come back home. When I came in, she was just coming

This Is The Day

This is the day the LORD has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!! And….today is the day my oldest daughter got engaged! Just 10 minutes ago – my future son-in-law bent the knee! What a surreal feeling to know in just 150 days (+/-) one of my daughters will be married and

Waiting for the Kingdom

Today is day #2 of the election in 2020.  The campaigns are waging their legal battles, people are gathering in the streets and protesting, making noise and getting agitated.  I am turning my heart towards the Kingdom of God.  As Christians we need to remember that our true home is not here in the Earth. 

Do you believe Jesus’ “Truly Truly”?

Having come from a Pentecostal background to the Catholic church….this just “blessed my heart”!! https://youtu.be/VvYeXh3JHco “More people get healed in a Catholic church during communion than Pentecostals… because to us it’s symbolic.” – Benny Hinn Think of all the “Truly, Truly” statements of Jesus that you take literally? Do you take them ALL literally? We believe John

The Light Is Truth

“Light is truth“. This was a part of the reading today from the liturgy of the hours. It really struck me – as Jesus is the way, the truth, and the LIGHT. The image that came into my mind was that a little light is good, but it also causes shadows. You know at night,

The Hidden Life Of Jesus

Today’s daily email from the Catechism really got me thinking about my life as a Protestant vs my life as a Catholic.  The differences in the approach to spirituality really struck me: 104. What does the hidden life of Jesus in Nazareth teach us? In the course of his hidden life in Nazareth Jesus stayed in the

Exorcism is a sacramental

I have been unusually interested lately in the rite of exorcism in the Catholic church.   I have been listening to a lot to Father Vincent Lambert on many of the YouTube video talks he has given.   On a few occasions, I have heard Fr. Lambert say that the rite of exorcism is a sacramental of

Giving Up The World

The contemplation of eliminating all social media I have been pretty remiss in writing anything on this website/blog.  I realize my last entry was about 7 months ago.  And before that…well…some time had passed. Typically, I just peruse social media like most.  I ditched Facebook over a year ago and tried MeWe.com as an alternative. 

For some GOOD news

In our current onslaught of robocalls, ads, junk mail etc – all vying for our allegiance for this year’s election…perhaps raising our hearts and minds to a higher calling could bring some much needed mental relief. Such a beautiful soul.  While this call to poverty and charity is extreme and not for everyone…it is for

Prophets don’t cut and run

With so much horrible news and scandal in our midst, it is good to remember that we are Catholics because of Jesus Christ.  Because He is PRESENT in the Holy Eucharist.  Jesus calls us to be prophets, priests, and kings….and now is the time to speak and act.