Bound in Love

Man and Wife, Claimed by Christ, Bound in Love, Stumbling toward Heaven

  • The Seventh Word – Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit

    Jesus has completed the making of the New Covenant. The Law written in the books of Moses is now written in our hearts. Jesus has shown his disciples how to live the law within our hearts, how to live in response to the great dignity he gave us in creation. Now he shows us how Continue reading

  • Ordinary 8A at CTK

    For those of you who are thinking, “If that deacon doesn’t open with a joke, I’m writing the pastor a note.” Don’t worry. And it’s a joke about pastors and money. Three pastors were comparing notes over lunch, and they turned to the question of how to divvy up the Sunday collection. The first said, Continue reading

  • Ordinary 5A at CTK

    I got prayed over by the archbishop yesterday, they gave me some new vestments, and now I’m a deacon. The path to being ordained as a deacon is the path of discipleship. It’s hearing a voice – a call – from God and trying to respond. All of us Christians have heard the call to Continue reading

  • Goldilocks, Lenten Aspirations and How to bring God your gifts

    5 in the same way, all of us, though there are so many of us, make up one body in Christ, and as different parts we are all joined to one another. 6 Then since the gifts that we have differ according to the grace that was given to each of us: if it is Continue reading

  • Serenity Prayer

    Was thinking recently about the serenity prayer (one of my all time favorites) and happened to find this funny and true updated version from Fr James Martin: God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, which is pretty much everyone, since I’m clearly not you, God. At least not the last Continue reading

  • Cradled in the Palm of His Hand

    “See!  I will not forget you…I have carved you on the palm of my hand.” Isaiah 49:15-16 When I was received into the Catholic Church at Easter in 1996 my sponsor gave me the small plaque pictured above.  I have always loved it and the message it conveys.  I remember during the time (about 9 Continue reading

  • Cleaning House

    “If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.” John 20:23 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 An absolutely lovely benefit of going back to work is that our family agreed we need to get some cleaning help.  We Continue reading

  • Under the Mercy

    “The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” Psalm 145:9 “Three things will last forever–faith, hope, and love–and the greatest of these is love.”            1 Corinthians 13:13 The last five days have been some of the hardest of my life as a parent.  I have Continue reading

  • The Weaver and His Tapestry

    “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” Proverbs 3:5 “I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 A good friend of mine is fond of talking about the Weaver and His Tapestry when she describes God and His plans Continue reading

  • Merry Christmas!

    “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines Continue reading