Tag Archive: #deaconsbeacon

Ordinary Time: A Great Time to Reflect on Our Relationship With God

Finding God in our Life Last Sunday was the conclusion of the Christmas season celebrations.  At this time we’re returning to Ordinary time.  But this past year has been anything but “ordinary.”  We have all experienced unusual issues that lead [read more...]

OLW #DifferenceMakers Brighten Christmas For Many

OLW’s Christmas Sharing When we were children, we eagerly looked forward to what we would receive as gifts at Christmas. As adults, we realize that we receive joy from what we can do for those less fortunate. We can measure [read more...]

Fear Not the Year That Wasn’t; Make 2021 the Year That Is

The year that wasn’t One year ago today we were eagerly awaiting the start of the New Year. Today we’re anxious to see it pass. That’s the problem with the future – we don’t know what it will bring. Some [read more...]

Advent, A Time of Giving

Sharing thru the “Giving Tree” The Advent season started last Sunday.  But this Advent will be very different from all of the others that we’ve experienced.  Perhaps God is giving us an opportunity to grow stronger in our faith life.  [read more...]

Heading The Right Direction On Your Spiritual Journey?

Recently in this column we talked about “Where are we on Our Spiritual Journey.”  Today we will look at “How do we know we’re really going in the right direction?” Reality – Real or Virtual? Virtual Reality is a current [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Where Are You On Your Spiritual Journey?

“Day unto day… The clouds change.  The seasons pass over … in their slow and regular procession, and time is gone before you are aware of it.  Christ pours down the Holy Spirit upon you from heaven in the fire [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Respect Life, The Beatitudes, Feast of All Saints

Respect Life Respect Life Month (October) is over.  But that does not end our focus on the dignity of the life all people receive from God.  Rather, it serves as a starting point for the decisions we will make in [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Love of God and Neighbor

Love of God & Neighbor That’s the message we hear in today’s gospel.  The Pharisees are plotting to “trap” Jesus and He responds that the greatest commandment is love of God first, and then love of others as we love [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: What Good is Faith Without Works?

What good is it if someone says he has faith, but does not have works?  (James 2:14) A cornerstone of our faith is that it should be a call to action to help those in need.  Our Lady of the [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Best of Times, Worst of Times

“They were the best of times,             They were the worst of times.” I know – Charles Dickens said it first, but I think the expression is especially appropriate for us today. We’re all living in confusing, uncertain times.  Our [read more...]