I am reminded of a video that I saw online of an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's. Sitting in her wheelchair with headphones on to hear the sounds of music from Swan Lake. She seems to come alive while gesturing with her hands toward the person controlling the phone to "turn it up". As … Continue reading How Quickly We Can Remember
I was talking with a non-Catholic friend on the topic of the assurance of salvation and their stance was that of most protestants that I have come across and that is, once you've accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you cannot lose your salvation. As we talked for about 10-15 minutes, we had … Continue reading Your Jesus or my Jesus?
When I was a kid, probably late elementary/early middle school, I learned about inside jokes. Two of my classmates were giggling about some comment that one of them had made and I thought they were poking fun at me. So, I did the average "Thai" thing and confronted one of them. "You got a problem … Continue reading Ignorance (of Scripture) is (not) Bliss.
Let me tell you a story that comes to mind when someone asks me, “Have you thought about the priesthood?” It was my confirmation day, Sunday April, 24, 2011. As I stand there after being baptized and confirmed into the Church, Fr. Jim introduced the new members to the congregation and invited them to come … Continue reading No, I’m Not A Priest.
I have a confession. I've been a coward. For the 4 people or so, who follow my blog will notice that I have not been posting. And truth be told I'm still not sure I am ready to post anything. But here it goes.... I was confronted about my blog post after having a debate … Continue reading You’re NOT gonna change me!
My Lord and my God!
One weekend I was at a family gathering in the twin cities visiting my mom who had come back from Vietnam to see her kids, grandkids, and great grandkid. There was great food, great conversation, and great karaoke. The time went by so fast it was like a blur. A few things stuck out to … Continue reading NO ONE CARES, DUDE!
Before I converted to the Catholic Church, it was just me and my faith. I never really was comfortable with sharing Jesus with anyone. Truth be told, it's because I did not understand what it meant to be a follower of Christ. What I did understand is that there were many Christians who had many … Continue reading Let ME tell YOU what YOU need!
When I was a kid, in about first or second grade, there was this one teacher whom everyone feared. For anonymity purposes we’ll call her Mrs. Doe. Mrs. Doe was older, maybe 60 or so. She had long gray hair and she loved getting her manicures and always had these long fake nails. As a … Continue reading Your beauty and your beast
Tell me if you've heard someone say any of the following: "Who the heck do you think you are to judge me?" "Who made you 'holier than thou'? You can't judge me!" "I know where you came from, I know your story, you aren't any better than me." This is generally the response we get … Continue reading To judge or not to judge, that is the question.
Disciples At The Ready 