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  Thursday – 11 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 6:7-15 It’s All in the Name Chapel of St. Joseph, Nazareth Ever notice how a name, what we call someone, speaks volumes about our relationship with them.   Sometimes formal and aloof, sometimes affectionate, sometimes comical and relaxed.   When I was little, I always called my father “Father”.   It was formal, respectful and reflected a very proper sort of relationship.   It reflected my view of him as a rock, steady and strong.   As life went on, though, that relationship changed and I began to call him “Dad” and our greetings always included a warm hug.   One regret I have is that my dad never had the chance to enjoy being a great grandfather!   He would have been awesome!   I can just picture him with Tyler or Nate as infants, rocking them on his knee, holding them up high like an airplane or passing on his unique sense of humor.   His pride over watching them perform...
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  Wednesday – 11 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Blind Spots! Heiskell Homestead Almost 3 years ago, Ginger and I took a road trip - May 2023 -- down to Tennessee to visit our daughter and family who had moved there only a few months before. It was Ginger’s first time seeing their new home and homestead, my second!   It was also a necessity as we were driving our grandson’s car, the last tangible piece of their life back in Chicago!   While the drive was uneventful, it did take a bit of time getting used to Tyler’s car.   It lacked a lot of the bells and whistles that our car has - GPS, Bluetooth, satellite radio, connectivity to our phones, etc.   But most importantly it lacked our blind spot alert and rear-view camera!!   Wow, those little extras always make me feel like we have a guardian angel beside us in the car reminding us when danger approaches. And when you are suddenly in a car without them, you feel a bit blind! ...
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  Tuesday – 11 th Week in Ordinary Time       Gospel – Matthew 5:43-48 Measure Once? Agony Stone, Gethsemane Remember that old saying – measure twice and cut once!   Sometimes I think I keep getting it reversed – I measure once and then cut at least twice!   I made a mistake yesterday?   And I really screwed up 2 days ago!   And I can guarantee you I will mess up sometime today and even tomorrow!   News Flash!   I make mistakes, lots of them!   I stumble and fall; I mis-step and mis-judge.   I am human and I am definitely not perfect, far from it!   2 nd news flash!   I am not alone!   We are all imperfect beings! And yet today’s Gospel ends with a troubling line!   “Be perfect just as your Heavenly Father is perfect!”   Seriously?   How is that even possible for me or anyone?   I think we can manage perfection for about an hour or a day if we are lucky.   But to be perfect...
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