• You and I are jars of muddy water.  When our lives are in constant motion, everything is murky.  Even our prayers are busy. At a recent men’s group meeting at church, Deacon Jim noted that prayer isn’t meant to be a flurry of activity in which we busy ourselves with a holy to-do list: Read […]

  •  “I don’t recall that he ever denied me anything.” – St. Teresa of Avila (referring to St. Joseph)

  • I am not a natural-born rule breaker. This may come as a surprise, coming from someone who wrote a book about breaking rules.  The obvious question for anyone who knew me as a child is, “How did you go from being a shy boy who was afraid of new situations and spent an eternity in swimming lessons to a guy […]

  • “From Mary, we learn to trust even when all hope seems gone.” – St. John Paul II

  • Jesus is many things.  He is our Lord, Savior, Teacher, Brother, and Friend. You know what He isn’t? Training wheels. At least not in the way we normally use them. I’ve been working on the virtue of fortitude for the past few years. I’ve mistakenly assumed that it involves me sucking it up and becoming […]

  • A Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is coming to Sheboygan County…but we need your help! WHAT | A chapel dedicated to adoring Jesus in the Holy Eucharist WHO | Open to all parishioners in and visitors to Sheboygan County WHERE | Located at the Reinl Center: 824 Superior Ave in Sheboygan WHEN | Planned start date is […]

  • Sometimes life isn’t awesome. I assume this is obvious, but if you need confirmation, go watch the news for thirteen seconds. I’ll wait. It’s easy to think life would be better if we were all walking around like Emmet in The Lego Movie, cheerfully going about our day singing, “Everything is awesome!” Of course, we […]

  • “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe

  • Last week, I spent time exploring the idea of being a general in Satan’s army.  Good times. I’ve got one more helpful tip for using the devil’s actions against him.  (Then maybe we’ll turn our attention to cute lambs and good shepherds.) I think it’s safe to say that, for most of us, our lives […]