Showing posts with the label Sins

The Pain We Cause Others by Our Gossip

I realized this weekend that I was reacting strangely to a story unfolding on social media. I was acting as if it was personal, and it wasn't. A little reflection, a few memories later, and I realized an old hurt was resurfacing.

The pain we cause others by our gossip is long-lasting and deeply felt. It's also grossly underestimated among the many sins every single one of us, myself included, commits, especially in this modern age where social media and television encourage us to speculate, gossip, and share what we "know."

Read the whole piece, here: The Pain We Cause by Gossiping.

"You Would Never Cease..."

One day while driving home, I was sitting at a red light and I saw a young woman in the lane next to me in an older car smoking a cigarette and listening to music.  It was summer so I could see and hear her clearly. My heart went out for her and I prayed to God, "Lord, please be merciful to her for her sins."

The answer was,"They are many." 

My heart broke at that moment and I didn't want this woman to be lost.  I asked God, "Father, let me know peoples sins so that I can pray better for them."

The answer was, "You would never cease praying."

My heart sank at the realization of state of souls in the world.

What Really Happens at Holy Mass.

What Really Happens at the Holy Mass.

