Catholic Musings

The Boston Men's Conference started with an idea brought up in a Men's group at Cambridge's Saint Paul Parish in 2004. The guys were sitting around and trying to figure out how to help the Cardinal revitalize the Archdiocese because of an appeal he made at his Installation Mass. They first tried to figure out what helped them in the trying days of the Archdiocese and then concluded that if a Men's Group worked for them, perhaps a Men's Conference could help many others. When they started the... Read Full Story

Today is one of the most holy days in a Catholic's year. Today starts the journey of remembering Christ's Last day on this earth as a mortal. Tonight Jesus will be betrayed and sent to his captors by a loyal friend. Tonight Jesus will ask God if all is necessary if perhaps their is another way. Tonight Tonight Caiphas will exert his will over Jesus to make the prophesies come true. Tonight is the start of the End. That is what we remember. In my love of Christ, I sometimes forget all he did... Read Full Story

Faith is a strong ally. It is Faith in the Lord that allows me to live as happily as I do. It is Faith in my family that makes me a good member. It is Faith in my fellow man that allows me to be a good citizen of the world. Faith is my cornerstone. Now it is not God's fault that I sin. It is not lack of Faith that makes me question. I am not special I am merely a flawed man who is trying to do good. I am merely a servant of the Lord and I try to do his will. In this society, Faith has... Read Full Story

“Put your sword back into its sheath, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot call upon my Father and he will not provide me at this moment with more than twelve legions of angels?" Jesus said to His apostles in the garden of Gethsemane, when they tried to raise arms against His captors. I think about these sacred words of Christ whenever I am contemplating the war torn world we live in. I think about what Christ said to His apostles when He was being... Read Full Story

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states "The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator." What does this mean to me? This is a... Read Full Story