My spiritual director once pointed out to me that, since the folks in heaven don’t really need anything, it would make sense that they would give rather than expect gifts on special days like holidays and birthdays. Since our Blessed Read more
Exciting news! I’ve been nominated for the top 100 Catholic speakers list for “Catholic Speaker Month” in September. This is a wonderful opportunity for me and so many other Catholic speakers to showcase our talents. Won’t you please go to http://brandonvogt.com/scsmvoting/ and cast Read more
Everyone needs some quiet time now and then to step back, reassess, and reinvigorate. Now it’s my turn. I’ll be stepping back for about ten days from Internet, email, and phone, and that includes this blog. Not to worry: I’m Read more
Sunday, August 5 was the date of our first annual parish picnic; little did we know that it would be a date marked on calendars for another reason. As we gathered to begin the 11:00 a.m. Liturgy, an ambulance raced Read more
We can’t physically raise our loved ones from the dead as Jesus did his friend, Lazarus. However, we can raise them spiritually by keeping alive their memories and all that they’ve meant to us. That’s what Linda Thornley did when Read more
Just a friendly reminder that today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and throughout our nation citizens are patronizing the fast food chain in support of Chick-fil-A’s founder S. Truett Cathy, who has held his ground on traditional marriage and family values. Chick-fil-A Read more
Friends, I thought you’d like to know that I’ll be appearing at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in East Dubuque, Illinois on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. I’ll be presenting, “She’s My Mother, and She’s Your Mother, Too!” to parish members Read more