With Eyes of Faith

And the survey says ... !

By Deacon John Degano

It’s election season again. Not the presidential election, but the off-year state, local, school and public utility district elections. In some cases, it may even be ‘run off’ time for those races disputed in the November election.

Election signs are popping up on lawns and along street rights-of-way. Phone banks are churning out calls to registered voters and mail boxes are becoming receptacles for slick voter sheets that all look the same and question the veracity of the opposition candidates.

Are You Communications Challenged?

By Deacon John Degano

Most of us see ourselves as good communicators. We know what we want and we ask until we get it.

Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States, has been called ‘the Great Communicator’ because he came across as simple, clear and sincere.

Sacramental season approaching quickly

By Deacon John Degano

Are you ready? Are you set?

Do you have your track shoes on and tied?

Easter’s coming early this year. In fact it’s the end of March. That means Easter Vigil with the baptism of new Catholics into the church, first communions and reconciliations and confirmations rounding out the season and culminating with Pentecost just 50 days after Easter – a.k.a., mid-May.

Keep your eyes and heart on Jesus

By Deacon John Degano

What happens in heaven, stays in heaven.

I know it sounds like a commercial for Las Vegas and a decadent lifestyle, but no one has returned from heaven to tell us what happens there once we leave this mortal coil.

I suppose that’s so we don’t fall into the trap of expecting something to happen and then being disappointed if it doesn’t happen just the way we thought it would.

One ‘Year of Faith’: 365 Days of Opportunity

By Deacon John DeGano

I’m sure most of us know where we were on New Year’s Eve. After all, we had basically two choices: We either stayed home and avoided the traffic or else we ventured out and attended one or more parties to ‘ring in the New Year.’ If not one of these, maybe we were in mid-travel either up in an airplane or driving along some interstate in order to reach our final destination.

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