Serving the Diocese of Toledo at Corpus Christi University Parish
You know how the ending of a book or a movie can make or break the entire story? I’m sure, we’ve all read a book or watched a movie where we were captivated by the story the whole way through only to be disappointed by a bad ending that ruined the whole book or movie …
Please, thank you, and I love you. Please Let me tell you about a toddler who shall remain unnamed. If there is something this toddler wants from us, there is this cute little call-and-response we do with him. It goes like this. He‘ll say he wants something. We will say to him, “what do you …
When I was on vacation this past week, I knew I was going to be away from my day job, so I asked one of my colleagues at work if she could help with a project while I was gone. After I asked my colleague for help with this project and she said she would …
(Holding ball and dropping it to the ground) What made this ball drop? … That’s right gravity. Just as there are forces at play in the physical dimension that we cannot see but that we can sense the effects of, the same is true in the spiritual dimension. There are forces at play in our …
Did you know it only takes two moments to make a lasting impression? For example, let’s say you take a trip to Cedar Point with some friends or family. During your visit, every hour on the hour, I text you asking you to rate your experience at that moment on a scale of 1-10 with …
You’ve undoubtedly heard the bad news about the war. There’s a temptation sometimes with news like this to view it just as something that happened to someone else in a faraway place. There’s a temptation sometimes to say to ourselves, “Meh. Is this really relevant to me? How does this news have any impact on …
Jesus said, “Woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.” (Doing the sign of the cross and looking up to heaven) Whoa, Jesus, do I seriously have to preach on this? There are people here looking at me who are rich. Could you please help me out here with what to …
Have you ever known someone who you just couldn’t figure out until you met one of their parents? This could have been a significant other, where you meet her Mom and say to yourself, “oh, that’s why my girlfriend does that.” Or you meet a friend’s Dad, and you say to yourself, “oh, that’s where …
The two men were walking down an Italian road for days on a mission. They got rained on but they went on undeterred. They had fears of being robbed every step of the way, but they pushed through those fears armed only with the question they have been wanting to ask the well-known Deacon they …
What do you know about Jericho? If you’re anything like me up until recently, you know nothing about Jericho and you don’t see how this geographical information has any relevance to your life or how God relates to you, but I came to find out that what you know about Jericho makes all the difference …