When people talk about preaching to the choir, it's normally described as a bad thing, but sometimes the choir needs to hear it, too.
“We Still Need To Hear That” – The Choir
Getting Back On Track After Losing Momentum
It's been a long time since I've written one of these blogs. Sorry about that. I wish there was some significant reason why, but the truth is that I just forgot. I mean, sure, there were probably a couple times where I was busy and ran out of time, but for the most part, I just lost the momentum. It's crazy how much harder it is to get back on track than it is to maintain a habit.
A Summer To Relax And Chill Through
This summer, it would be too easy for me to spend the better part of two months sitting on the couch and hating myself after the fact. The problem for me is that I tend to struggle finding the balance between a need to relax and avoiding sloth.
Being Ready and Waiting for My Own Vocation
Looking back on my discernment, I spent a lot of time bouncing back and forth between two different types of waiting. The big difference is whether I was being idle or active.
Another Year Bites the Dust – A School Year in Review
It's an odd time for a year in review piece, I know, but I'm a teacher, so I have extra opportunities built into my schedule to reflect. I'm less than a month away from this year's graduation, and it seems like a good time to look back.
Life Changes From Zero to One Hundred, Real Quick
Progress is rarely linear. I see it in my own life where I spent three years discerning priesthood and then tried to drop back into my "normal" life from before I went to seminary. With a long enough view, you can see the trend upwards, but in the moment, it seems like a series of quick starts and sudden stops.
What Is So Good About Good Friday Anyway?
There are a lot of great things about teaching a high school theology class, but one of my favorites is being able to hijack lessons with whatever I feel like talking about on a given day. During our last classes of Holy Week, since we don't have class on Good Friday, I decided we needed to take an hour and a half to reflect on what exactly we mean by calling Good Friday good.