Browsing the January 2017 archive of FR. THOMAS’ COLUMN
Just Keep Swimming (Moving) (Part 1, Chapter 20)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/21/17
Part 1, Chapter 20
I remember watching the movie Finding Nemo and one of the lines from it,” just keep swimming.” It is an often quoted line in pop culture. What I like about the line is that it reminds us to keep moving. Now we have made the ... Read More »
Confession! AGAIN!!!! (Part 1, Chapter 19)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/20/17
Part 1, Chapter 19
A special thanks to Fr. James Rafferty for his help with the post. His email to me helped me to be able to reflect and write this post. Many of his ideas contributed to this. So thank you Fr. James Rafferty!!!!!
Just 13 posts ago, ... Read More »
Be Devout (The 10th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 18)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/19/17
Part 1, Chapter 18
Today marks the end of the ten meditations that St. Francis De Sales has us make. These meditations are about helping us to make the choice to live a devout life. All of the meditations are meant to help us shed what is not leading ... Read More »
Prochoice: Heaven vs Hell (The 9th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 17)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/18/17
Part 1, Chapter 17
Today, we have a choice to make. To our left is Hell and to our right is HEAVEN. God, in His goodness, allows us to make this choice. He gives us free will. We should be all in if we want to go to HEAVEN, ... Read More »
HEAVEN (The 8th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 16)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/17/17
Part 1, Chapter 16
Yesterday, we meditated on hell, now we will meditate on HEAVEN!!!! (Hear the angel choirs singing). It is totally AWESOME!!!! Way beyond our wildest imagination, at least in a good sense. Today, St. Francis De Sales has us meditate on Heaven so that we can ... Read More »
H E Double Hockey Sticks (The 7th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 15)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/16/17
Part 1, Chapter 15
When I was young, I was once given an opportunity to spend time in a wheelchair so that I could understand what being in a wheelchair was like. I spent thirty minutes in it, and I really enjoyed it. It was really cool. Yes, there ... Read More »
God: The Perfect Judge (The 6th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 14)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/15/17
Part 1, Chapter 14
We live in a corrupt world. So many times we see judges who are corrupt making judgments that are unfair and totally unjust. Sometimes, I think, that this is how people think God will judge them. We place our judgment on how God will judge ... Read More »
Death: It will come (The 5th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 13)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/14/17
Part 1, Chapter 13
There are some things that we can never avoid. If I jump off a bridge, gravity will pull me down. The same is true with death, it will happen. We never know when death will happen. It comes when it comes, some after many years ... Read More »
I did it my WAY (The 4th Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 12)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/13/17
Part 1, Chapter 12
Sin is the opposite of being faithful to God. Pride, selfishness, vanity and much more can be found in those who sin. “I did it my way,” as the famous song by Frank Sinatra says, that is really what sin is. The truly devote humble ... Read More »
Heart Transplant (The 3rd Meditation) (Part 1, Chapter 11)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 1/12/17
Part 1, Chapter 11
At Mass today, the first week in Ordinary time year 1, the first reading comes from Hebrews. In it says, “Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil and unfaithful heart, so as to forsake the living God” (Hebrews 3:12). ... Read More »