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They Know Not What They Do

September 13, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment

September 12, 2010: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time The daily Mass readings this past week urged us to conduct our affairs in a manner pleasing to God. In 1 Corinthians, St. Paul urged us to purge immorality from our lives (Mon.), deal justly with one another (Tue.), refrain from idolatry (Thu.), exercise discipline (Fri.), and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Confession, conscience, Father, forgiveness, Golden Calf, Holy Spirit, ignorance, love, mercy, Moses, Reconciliation, relationship, sacrament

Three Critical Questions

September 6, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 5, 2010: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Who am I? Where am I?  Where am I going?  These three critical questions can be applied to the readings this past Sunday and can assist us as we apply the teachings in our daily lives throughout the week and beyond. Who Am I? “If anyone comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, deuterocanonical, disciple, Father, Heaven, Hebrews, intentional, James, journey, Jude, Judith, Maccabees, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, Revelation, Sirach, Tobit, trust, Wisdom

Allow Mother Church to Carry You

September 2, 2010 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

I am thirty-four years in age and until a year ago, other than the death of an extended elderly relative here and there, my life had been fairly free of traumatic events. The most traumatic, life-changing event in my life has been the sudden death of my father on September 30, 2009. While working in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, Death, Grief, Psalm 23, Spirituality

Blessed Mother Teresa: The Radical Disciple of Christ

August 31, 2010 by Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

Blessed Mother Teresa is a prime example of a radical disciple of Christ. It is reported that when many people first saw Mother Teresa, even before a word was uttered out of her mouth, they began to weep simply by being in her presence. It was so obvious that they were listening to a saint, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Mother Teresa, saints

Have a Seat…But Not That One!

August 30, 2010 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

August 29, 2010: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Conducting ourselves with humility was a key take-away from the Mass readings this past weekend.  “Conduct your affairs with humility and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts” (Sirach 3:17).  “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, Gospel, Humility, Mass, Scripture, Sirach, Tradition

The Battle of the Senses

August 25, 2010 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need.  So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine.  And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, cross

What is a Practicing Catholic?

August 12, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment

A guy gets into a cab in New York City and asks the cab driver,  “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?”  The cab driver replies, “Practice,  practice,  practice.” This old, amusing pun underscores one of life’s universal truths. If you want to become the best you can possibly be at something, regardless of your … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Faith, Heaven, Practice, Sainthood, saints
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