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TC Day 13 (Faithfulness to God)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/11/17

Day 13

Boy Scouts taught me a lot about hard work and showed me how to be a leader.  At every meeting we would say the Scout Oath: On my honor, I will do my best  To do my duty to God and my country and to obey ... Read More »

TC Day 12 (Shine Brightly)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/10/17

Day 12

What if for every time we were faithful to God, there was a candle burning.  But for every sin that we committed one of the candles that were burning would be snuffed out.   

Would we have more snuffed out candles, or more candles burning?  ... Read More »

TC Day 11 (God’s Orchestra)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/09/17

Day 11

I have a confession to make (although my Mom and Dad already know this), when I was little I took piano lessons.  I would tell my parents that I was practicing six days a week and I would say the same thing to my piano teacher.  ... Read More »

TC Day 10 (Continued Belief)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/08/17

Day 10

Early picture of me posing for baseball

 

Once when I was younger I had a baseball game, it went well and when the game was over, I realized I had no ride home.  Both of my parents were at the game, but neither of them ... Read More »

TC Day 9 (Holy Water)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/07/17

Day 9

I like to drink water.  I especially like to drink clean drinking water.  Sometimes though the water has a fishy taste to it, or it has lots of iron in it so it has a strong flavor.  What I really want is just too able to drink ... Read More »

TC Day 8 (Trophy)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/06/17

Day 8

Some of us might not know this about me, but I am a son of a turkey.   Yep, I have written it, I am a son of a turkey.  I bet I need to explain.  Well, my Dad is from Aitkin and their mascot is the ... Read More »

TC Day 7 (Senses Overload)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/05/17

Day 7

Imagine that we are at a wedding and all that we see in front of us are these delicious cakes. They look so, so good, and they were made by the best baker in the world.  They smell good.  Our senses are on overload ... Read More »

TC Day 6 (False Self Image)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/04/17

Day 6

Kids do some interesting things. They sometimes pretend to be superheroes.  They put on the capes, the masks and the tights.  They then go around acting like superheroes.  It is one thing for them to pretend and another to believe that they are actually superheroes.  If ... Read More »

TC Day 5 (Path to Heaven)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/03/17

Day 5

We all want the easiest, quickest, fastest, widest way to Heaven. We want a highway.  We want lots of choices, and we want it to go the way we want it to go.  But there isn’t a highway to God.  There isn’t a wide path.  There ... Read More »

TC Day 4 (Two Left Feet)

Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 5/02/17

Day Four

Some people travel to the four corners of the United States just to have the chance to place themselves in part of four states at the same moment. It is a simple thing to do, to place a hand in Colorado, a foot in New Mexico, ... Read More »