Michael's Blog

I am always amazed at the number of people who get memberships to the gym only to let the cards wear away in their pockets.  Some people spend large sums of money on memberships, equipment, clothes, and the like only to wish they attended more.  Sometimes they make excuses for themselves or look down upon others, but never actually make any change in their lives.  Lent is a special liturgical season and an opportunity to grow in holiness, however it is only that if we, as Christians take it seriously.  Lent is kind of like a gym membership - an invitation and an opportun

It was a Sunday night, not much different from any other Sunday for me.  I had just finished a long day of playing music (two Masses and a prayer service) and I was pretty tired by 10:00.  That’s when it happened - I felt my phone vibrate telling me I had a new email.  It was a link to a Craig’s List posting of a bright yellow Chevy Astro van.  Michelle, my wife, had emailed it to me thinking “it’s just crazy enough, he may just go for it!”  She was right.  It was love at first sight.