I think we can all agree that being positive has been really really difficult. Our world is being turned upside down. Inflation, politics, and bad news screams at us every time we enter a room. Our voices aren't being heard over the loud noise of current events.
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Have you ever been put into a situation that pushes you out of your comfort zone? Have you felt so scared that you thought you would never get through it? Have you felt so anxious about a situation that it made you physically ill? I felt all of these things when I began my first year of college.
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I hate having responsibility. Something about being the “one to blame” when things go wrong is absolutely petrifying to me. What if I don’t get it all done? What if I do a bad job? What if I just don’t wanna do it? When you’re young, we are responsible for very little. But as you age, well we all know how quickly that changes.
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Peace has been on my mind recently. It’s in the Bible over 400 times. Jesus said it to his disciples, and we say it to each other during Mass. Peace is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. We try hard to find it in our daily chaotic lives and in our darkest moments.
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Like most of use, you probably celebrate Easter every year, but do we really know what the Easter season actually is?
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We all know the general guidelines for our Lenten journey towards Easter – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Fasting is probably the most recognizable part of the Lenten season.
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When I was little, a HATED the crusts on my sandwich. The crust is always super dry, way too hard, and always devoid of whatever my sandwich was comprised of. But one day, in attempt to persuade me to eat the entire sandwich, my grandpa told me that eating the crust would make my hair curly.
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That got your attention, right??
A wonderful friend from our time in Buffalo famously says “family is the other ‘f’ word.” It makes us laugh every time we reference it.
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This is the time of year when so many people make resolutions. People say they are going to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more, or not spend so much time on social media. If you are like me, you have good intentions, but most of these resolutions do not last more than a month.
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I have been saying for the longest time that I need to go on a spiritual retreat. To go away somewhere for a day or two, learn some lessons, and hear from God. In November, I finally made the plans and what I got was the best weekend of my life.
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Living in today’s world is a struggle for many; including myself. I found myself getting diagnosed with a couple of mental illnesses over the past year. I have looked for reassurance and support through my faith, family, and church community.
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On a warm morning this past April, I was out for a run along the Northcoast Inland Trail. I had finished a light surgery day, and took advantage of the temperature to do something I loved. About a mile in, I received the call I was anticipating.
“You tested positive,” my friend and physician, Mary Bower apologetically told me.
Breast cancer.
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I know I’m not the only one guilty of going right from Halloween to Christmas and skipping Thanksgiving all together. But when we truly stop to appreciate what we have and consciously call to mind what we’re grateful for, we’re able to experience the fullness of God’s Love, and Thanksgiving gives us a chance to do just that.
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While in law school I once attended daily mass at a small parish. After mass the priest asked me for help moving a few things around the altar in preparation for a funeral. In the process he asked me where I was in life, and I told him that I was a law student.
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Sometimes, relationships start to crumble. This could be any kind of relationship at all. We can tell when little things start to hurt us. We brush it off our shoulders until the hurt grows.
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Being a teenager is tough. You get up, go to school. Then go to practice. Then another practice. Then homework. And somehow, you find a time to sleep.
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When I was 20 years old, I broke off a chunk of my tooth eating popcorn. Like an actual chunk. Which wasn’t great for me, because even as an adult I was terrified of the dentist.
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Since I recently started college, it has made me think about new beginnings. In general, people can experience new beginnings when they start school, start a new job, get married, become parents for the first time, and learn to live life after the loss of a loved one.
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I’ve always struggled with the idea of prayer. Despite being brought up in a household where church occurred every Sunday, my experience with prayer was limited to a hurried “Bless us O Lord…” before my family started eating dinner
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