my thoughts

“Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.” Luke 6:38  Introduction For many years, almsgiving was the most neglected pillar...

Throughout Lent, I ate mostly vegetables and protein, including Saturdays and Sundays. There were a few moments of feasting, but I worked hard to keep those celebrations moderate and to limit sugar, which has long been my runaway food. Over the six weeks, I gradually increased the intensity of my fasting, eventually attempting a three-day fast during the Triduum.

I have to confess: I see myself in George Bailey in this film. He needed a change in perspective and he got it through his guardian angel: “I want to live again!”
I work on changing my perspective all the time. I have dreams, big ones for 2026. Plans, ideas, hopes that feel so clear in my mind…and then life happens. Finances. Family needs.

I love the holiday season. It’s a stretch of days where food and family take center stage, and if
we’re not careful, the birth of Jesus can get treated like an extra chair at the table instead of the
main dish. But the truth is the opposite: the holidays only make sense when Jesus is first.