St. Joseph Church Homilies

One of the biggest challenges in life, at least for me, is finding great friends. It’s a challenge even to define what a friendship is or to determine what criteria to use when assessing a friendship or relationship. Is a friend the one willing to wait for you at the airport or to help lift the heavy boxes when moving? Maybe you’ll discover that your best friends are the ones who help shovel the s...

When I go grocery shopping, I always bring a list and, mostly, I stick to it. I discovered long ago that without a list, I’d end up buying just whatever looked good. The result: a bigger food bill, forgotten necessities and waste. I discovered that, for me at least, a successful grocery shopping trip demanded I declutter my shopping practices. Life is often full of clutter, full of unneeded things...

One thing I really despise is losing something. I know it’s something everyone experiences, but while some seem able to shrug off losing something as a frustration and children just accept losing things as part of life, I lose sleep when I know I’m missing something. It’s an experience that encourages me to be a bit of a minimalist, at least with my own things and when I lose something I wonder if...