Deacon Jason

You can’t fly with eagles, if you run with turkeys!

Gospel of Luke 9:28-36 When I was a kid, around the age of 12, I had convinced myself that it was time to begin my journey towards financial freedom and I decided to get a paper route. I made a phone call, spoke with the people in charge, and agreed to begin the route theContinueContinue reading “You can’t fly with eagles, if you run with turkeys!”

How Has You’re our Lent Going?

Gospel LK 4:1-13 http://usccb.org/bible/readings/031019.cfm How has your lent been going? Have you honored your commitments? Have your practices of prayer, fasting, and charity been successful? Have you found that what started with commitment and determination is now feeling like exercise? What was initially a beautiful garment adorned in anticipatory joy now looks a little bitContinueContinue reading “How Has You’re our Lent Going?”

Supreme Authority of All Things Driving

Gospel Lk 6:39-45Gospel of Luke 6:39-45 I have recently discovered that at some point in my past, a moment in time I am unable to recall, I must have been anointed, or appointed, or bequeathed, or elected as the supreme authority of all things driving. I believe this to be true, because, since I haveContinueContinue reading “Supreme Authority of All Things Driving”

A difficult calling indeed

Gospel of Luke 6:27-38 In today’s Gospel we are being called to examine ourselves, our behaviors, and our attitudes. We are being called to love those who don’t love us. We are being called to do good for those who consider us unworthy, to bless those who withhold their blessing from us, and to prayContinueContinue reading “A difficult calling indeed”

Have you ever stopped to think about the things that you know?

Gospel of Luke 5:1-11 Have you ever stopped to think about the things that you know? For example, you may know a person, or a thing, or a job. You can know someone by name, or where they come from, or even know where they stand. You can know something like the back of yourContinueContinue reading “Have you ever stopped to think about the things that you know?”