Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Do your work, and then forget it.

| January 7, 2012

Maxim #26 of Fr. Thomas Hopko’s 55 Maxims for Christian Living is one that makes me think. On the one hand, it encourages me to do my part with the gifts I have been given. On the other hand, it reminds me not to take myself too seriously. Remembering both of these things is important [...]

Separating Light from Light

| May 13, 2010

Today’s work on our icons reminded me of an important aspect of the Christian life, that being we are always seeking greater perfection in the Christian life and the journey towards perfection never ends. One of my professors in the seminary, Fr. Bob Barron, once told me that we will never cease growing (even in [...]

Happiness at NPH

| January 7, 2010

Father William Wasson founded NPH – Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos in 1954.   Currently we are caring for over 3,300 children in 9 countries including:   Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Peru and Bolivia. Whenever anyone visits one of our homes, they usually say that they were expecting to find sad children in living in [...]