When I was a kid, I loved Christmas on Sundays. What I hated were the years before and after the Sunday Christmas. My problem was I didn’t want to go to Mass two days in a row. To give some background, I grew up in a Catholic home. Very Catholic. My dad went to Epiphany.… [Read more…]
December 24, 2010
Christmas is the holiday about humility. The humility of the immortal and all powerful and all knowing stooping to become a mere human being. The humility of God and king to live among the humblest and poorest–a carpenter’s son. The humility of belonging to a race so broken that our Creator sent his only Son… [Read more…]
December 5, 2010
Is it better to give or to receive? Before you answer, let’s look at some of the science behind giving. Then let’s look a little deeper. Dr. Barbara Fredrickson studies the psychology of happiness. About a decade ago, Dr. Fredrickson announced a formula for creating an “upward spiral” of happiness. In other words, she identified… [Read more…]
December 24, 2008
I’m terrible at holiday posts, so I turn to America’s greatest Catholic preacher since Fulton Sheen: The blessed and joyous time of Christmas is here again. So, I’ll just take the opportunity to thank all of our viewing and listening family for allowing us into your homes. I don’t take that for granted. I am… [Read more…]
December 21, 2011
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