I have been trying to achieve balance in my life for, well, all of my life. I try to balance my ego with not being better than others, but also being proud of what I can do. I have dignity; they have dignity. I have a boyfriend and then later, a husband; I have friends and interests. Sometimes, those conflict. […]
Sometimes I think this should be “Temper Tantrum Sunday.” I am torn between “Temper Tantrum Sunday” or “At Your Service” Sunday. In today’s Scripture, Martha has a temper tantrum. I don’t know about you but I know that I say “it’s not fair!” a lot lately. “Why is this happening to me?” We all want to think that we are […]
Fr. Fessio, Ignatius Press (publisher of Lumen Fidei in America), and Jesuit, called faith, “the fundamental attitude”. I have never heard of it referred to that way although if asked, I would say that this so blatantly obvious. As a teacher, we refer to faith as a gift from God and a theological virtue that requires practice to get good […]
Two questions have been running through my mind for two weeks now: How will I know others? How will they know me? I was called to federal district court jury duty this past week. I met a number of people from all different areas around Chicago. I had decided within the last couple weeks, to be more open to people […]
Ever had a dream that God blesses you and your family? I don’t know that many of us do. Catechists usually cover the OT story of Jacobs Ladder in 6th grade. Jacob comes upon a shrine in his travels and uses one of the stones as a pillow. I always find this interesting because I have never chosen a stone […]
I came across this article, Say Little, about parenting. As a Catechist, I research and try to connect the Old Testament to the New Testament as God revealed himself over time. Aish.com is one of the Jewish web sites that publishes articles from a Jewish perspective. http://www.aish.com/f/p/Say-Little.html As I got to the middle of the article, I saw the word chessed […]
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