Vocation Isn’t a Dirty Word

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As a young adult I was pretty sure about the calling God had in my life. I met the girl that I would end up marrying and knew we would raise a family. I thought about religious life but had a longing for a family. I look at my life now with a beautiful bride, two amazing sons, and another child on the way and feel confident that I chose the vocation that God wanted for me.

Fall Food Fanatic!

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Fall is my favorite month, I love it! These past couple days have given us in the MidWest temps in the 60s and sun to keep us warm; football has started and my fantasy teams are picked. Now it only seemed right to cook up my favorite cool weather dish… and add a new category to my blog: FOOD

Fueling the Spirit

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My family had some errands to run today. You see, my oldest son is starting pre-school so we had to get him a backpack. I needed some new dress pants, we had to buy a gift for our new God-Daughter and my wife needed new shoes for teaching. We woke up, ate breakfast

Not a New Year’s Resolution

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My favorite season of the liturgical year is just days away. We will celebrate Ash Wednesday which opens the door to Lent. To many, Lent is dreary, sad and, for lack of a better term, blah. Many people do not like Lent and dread it because of many different reasons.I always hear complaints about music during Lent. Not only do we not use Alleluia during Mass, but the music we do sing seems sad and dark. To me Lent is exactly as I described it, but it makes me feel at peace and in some ways complete.

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