Growing up, my friends used to tell me, “Tim, you’re either going to be a priest or a stand-up comedian when you grow up.” It is true, I appreciate good humor. As a priest, I try to incorporate humor
A Little Pre-planning for Holy Week and Easter
Today’s message is not so much a spiritual reflection, but more of a teaching and sharing opportunity. The Church is now more than a week into the season of Lent and we have embarked on our journey together toward
Sing out my Soul!
I think it’s safe to say that it’s a universal experience to be a lover of music. “What kind of music do you like?” is a common icebreaker question people ask when they’re getting to know someone. It’s no
Pitching a Change-up
Spring Training is one of the many great reasons to live in the Phoenix metro area. We have the luxury of attending Spring Training games every year without the need to spend money on expensive flights, hotels, or restaurants,
What do You do With that Mad that You Feel?
Continuing today on the theme of technology, television is one area of technology that has advanced tremendously over the past few decades. Within my lifetime, I remember when it was fairly common to save some money on a television
Vulnerability: Putting it All Out There
On Saturday we explored some of the medical advancements that have taken place over the past few decades and how medical teachings that were once understood as gospel have now become debated (if you’d like to go back and
Live Without Shame
By some estimates, humanity has lived on the earth for about 200,000 years. True, our ancestors had been here much longer than that. But as a species, we are relatively young on this planet that has been floating around
Take Five
Have you ever found yourself working on a task, only to realize you’re becoming more and more frustrated as you focus on completing the task? Have you found yourself needing to finish quickly, and the more and more intently
Why Do They Call it a Fast if it Goes so Darn Slow?
I really enjoy stand-up comedy and one of my favorite comedians was a guy who went by only his last name, Gallagher. Gallagher, whose first name was Leo, was a “prop comic”, perhaps best known for the grand finale
A Little Aloha on Ash Wednesday
Welcome to the Ash Wednesday edition of Aloha Fridays with Father Tim. I know today is not Friday, but the title of my weekly entry is called Aloha Fridays. During the season of Lent, I’d like to offer more frequent