Serving the Diocese of Toledo at Corpus Christi University Parish
Jenga with Dad. By a show of hands who has played the game Jenga? It looks like many of you are familiar with this game. For those of you who are not, this is a game of 54 wooden blocks that make up a tower in which players take turns removing one block at a …
When people leave an interaction with us, are they more hopeful than they were before? In our second reading, St. Peter tells us, “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.” When there is a situation that seems hopeless to others, we disciples are supposed …
It was two days before Lent and my wife Julie asked me what I was planning to give up for Lent. If I’ve learned one thing in my 20 years of marriage, it’s that the correct response to this question is this, “What do you think I should give up for Lent dear?” Without hesitation, …
When I became a Dad for the first time and I first encountered my baby daughter Journey on the day she was born, the best way I can describe the experience was that I had this overwhelming sense that a new chamber of my heart had been opened and filled that I never previously even …
Divorcing Mary. Why was Joseph afraid and planning to divorce Mary in today’s Gospel reading? What was Joseph’s motive? For a moment, let’s try to put ourselves in the shoes of Joseph to try to figure out why he might be feeling afraid and planning to divorce Mary. First, some background information may be helpful. …
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 …