Whether you start with a small amount of something or a larger amount of something, asking for ALL of something is probably going to be a lot to ask for. Especially from the person who has to give it all. People carry different amounts of cash with them at different times. I typically have some … Read more
Some things are what one might call polar opposites. The absolute antithesis of one another. They just don’t mix. You can’t have broad-minded bigotry. Or callous warmth. One cannot be ignorantly perceptive or cheerfully angry. They just cannot go together. The very nature of one thing precludes the other. Love and selfishness are like that. … Read more
Every nation has a means of honoring its heroes. These are men and women who’ve set an example that reaches a height which most if not all people are compelled to admire. Often, though not always, these stories come to us through the military and involve the taking of some lives and the saving of … Read more
If you do a search on the internet for the phrase “Have a heart” you’re going to be amazed at the vast diversity of things using that appeal to your emotions. At one end of the spectrum there’s a charity by that name dedicated specifically to helping childhood cancer victims. Another volunteer group using this … Read more
(Where there is no vision, people lose heart and fail.) “When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful.” (Proverbs 29:18 NLT) By Fr. Chris Lee OFR I recently went to the eye doctor only to find out that I have glaucoma, and an astigmatism. When I … Read more
Some things matter, others don’t. A couple of weeks ago I received a check drawn on the United States Treasury. It was a final disbursement of his pension as a US Postal worker. On that same day I also received a printed letter in the mail instructing me that, even though this check was not … Read more
Growing up without a father has an incredible impact on a child. But that impact “ripples out” like a stone dropped into a pond. Fatherlessness is associated with almost every societal ill facing our country’s children. Being fatherless accounts for …63% of youth suicides90% of runaway children85% of children who develop behavioral disorders80% of rapists71% … Read more
What’s the first thing that came to your mind when you read that? Did your first thought make you wonder if this would be a racially-focused devotional? Are we going to be talking about which lives matter, or at least matter most? Or did you think back to the days when television and movies were … Read more
Let me begin with a quote of one short paragraph from yesterday’s Veterans Day devotional. “When someone has chosen to give their life for yours, that very act demands honor. It is an act so utterly selfless that to brush it aside without truly and deliberately considering their sacrifice and motivation is crass and rude. … Read more
Today’s devotional will be short and to the point. Some things ought not be forgotten. Ever. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month multiple nations around the world pause to remember those who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we enjoy. Some things ought not be forgotten. Ever. We … Read more