TIME FOR OUR MARRIAGE PREP PRE-CANA RETREAT

If your wedding ceremony includes a cross, a priest, and the Virgin Mary watching from the side then most likely you’re going to be in a Catholic Church. And weddings within the Catholic Church mean you  have to go through Pre-cana before even getting to the altar. Pre… what? Pre-Cana? In the Bible the Wedding…

FINDING THE STORY OF JESUS IN WAUCHULA

Low expectations can self-dampen an experience. My trying Catholic-Christian self was skeptical walking into the volunteer run, stage production The Story of Jesus. With many emotion-churning movies and books on Jesus’s life, how could a stage production with its one visual angle, sound, and acting limits possibly top them? In Wauchula, FL of all places?…

TIME FOR FEEDING AMERICA

If you’ve ever thought about volunteering at Feeding America Tampa’s warehouse– this is what you should expect. Start stretching your shoulders now. “Make way! Here’s more!” I heaved more than a dozen boxes of pre-made Brownie Mix and raced to another container filled with soup cans. The date! Where was the expiration date?! More boxes…