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09/18/2025

Hello Future Saint. Run the race! Jesse Owens was a champion in track and field. He won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, The events he won were the 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and the 4 × 100-meter relay. He received international fame and is an American hero.

Hebrews 12:1-2
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith."

I recently set up a home gym in my house. This photo of Jesse Owens I got printed on a huge canvas and it hangs on the wall of my gym. I get inspired looking at it. The way his eyes are so focused on the finish line. Every muscle of his body has been activated and he knows exactly what he must do. He must win the race.

Run the race Future Saint! Fix your eyes on Jesus who is calling your name. Do not be distracted by trivial things on your left or on your right. Do not be discouraged by hurdles that might be before you, You are loved by Jesus. You have been trained by the Holy Saints to win that imperishable wreath. The Holy Spirit will guide your every step. Have no fear! I know you were born to be a winner because God is your Father and Mary, your Mother. You are a focused Christian and you will win this race. Amen.

02/16/2025

Hello Future Saint. Saint John Bosco was mentored by Saint Giuseppe Cafasso and Saint Dominic Savio was mentored by Saint John Bosco. Saints inspire Saints! Be a saint, and inspire someone else to be a saint. This is our mission in life, to help God build the Kingdom of Heaven. Let's go! 😇🙏

12/01/2024

"No Saint without a past...no sinner without a future."

Hello Future Saint. I was just inspired by watching the Joan of Arc episode of "The Saints" by Martin Scorsese. Even Saint Joan of Arc slipped and fell into sin by denying the commands God gave her in fear of suffering the pains of death. She overcame her fears and stood back up to accept God's will for her life.

What is God whispering so softly to each one of us? Are we listening? I believe the message is the same for us all. I believe God is saying, "I want you to be a great Saint like Joan of Arc."

What is your saintly mission, Future Saint? Have you found it yet? Joan of Arc had the mission to lead an Army and defeat the invading British so that the rightful King of France could be crowned 👑. We all have a mission from God. Search for it. Find it...and you will have found peace. Amen. 🙏

03/31/2024

03/15/2024

“Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be – and becoming that person.” St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Let's do something great this weekend. What is something that would be really great? We could take a road trip somewhere to a nice place. Perhaps throw a BBQ for our family. How about this idea? This weekend, why don't we pretend we are a saint and do something a saint would do. Would that be so hard to do? I don't think so... The reason I don't think it would be difficult is because we were made for greatness. Doing something great is in our nature. We each have been called upon to be saints and have the God given gifts to be just that. This weekend, let us doing something great and "Love one another." Amen.

04/18/2023

One more chance!
You heard people say who have gone through a near death situation that they thought about their loved ones and that they would never have another chance to hug them and tell them that they love them. This is true, we must not miss the opportunities we have to show our love and forgiveness towards others in our lives. But consider this add-in. If we die, we will lose a worldly opportunity to show God our love for him. An opportunity to show our gratitude towards Him. An opportunity to do something good in His name, Jesus.
Let's not miss these cherished opportunities each day we wake up in the morning. Each day we wake up, we have "one more chance."
Heavenly Father, help us to be saints. Amen. 🙏🙏🙏

01/29/2023

Hello Future Saint! Our birthdays are a time for us to reflect on where we have been, and where we want to go. Saint Henry de Osso y Cervello said, "Life is short and riches serve no purpose unless we use them well." Let us think about what truly brings us happiness. Let's remember the times when we are the most happy. Is it the time when our boss gave us a big bonus check? Are we the happiest when we receive a huge inheritance check in the mail? Is it when the state sends us a tax refund check? For myself, these moments have not brought all that much joy into my life.
Let us now do some serious soul searching and really contemplate on what truly brings us happiness. Is it not the blessings from Our Father in Heaven that bring us true joy and happiness in this world. When we can see the thousands of little miracles in our lives each and every day that we live. This is God's love for us being revealed right before our very eyes. Maybe it's the huge white snowflakes ❄️ lightly floating in the starlight night's sky. Or the morning sparrows chirping their best tune. Maybe it's the joy you received in your heart ❤️ when you make an anonymous donation to the poor, and no one but your Father in Heaven knows of this generous donation you just made. You received no recognition from the community nor was your name put on a board for worldly praise and honor. Instead, you gave to honor the desire of your Father in Heaven. This is what brought you great joy. Doing your Father's will brings the joy and happiness we are all searching for. This is what showers us with blessings. It brings us peace✌️. No need to search any longer. We know the answer. Being a saint is our mission. Doing God's will is our plan. Following Jesus and the saints is our path. Now is the time. There is no time for delay. Let's be happy now! Amen.

01/02/2021

Happy New Year Future Saint. Wouldn't it be amazing if we knew exactly what God asks of us to become a saint and get to Heaven? Remember, you can't have one without the other. To get to Heaven, we must become saints. The good news is this...God has told us what we must do. It is not a secret, it has been revealed to us in the Holy Word of God, the Bible. The other good news is this...it is not hard to do. In fact, since it is what we were hard wired to do by Our Maker...it is what will bring true joy into our lives. This is it...to have "charity of heart."

"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God." (Hebrews 13:16)

"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." (Proverbs 19:17)

11/15/2020

Peace be with you Future Saint. I was inspired by the Gospel reading in Mass this morning. One was given five talents, another two talents, and a third servant was given just one. The third servant buried his one talent and after some time, was only able to give his master only one talent back. The other two servants doubled what was given initially to them and repaid to their master 10 and 4 talents each. Their master said to these two, "Well done faithful servants."
Future Saint, we have all been given gifts from our Lord. Life, in itself, is a great gift because we are children of an awesome God. Let us not squander our gifts that have been given us, no matter if they are many or few.
Let us wake up each and every day and say to ourselves, "What can I do today to become a saint." This is our calling in life; this is our purpose. Let us use our gifts to serve our Lord so that one day we will here these words from Our Lord, "You are now a saint. I have prepared a place for you in my Kingdom. Well done my good and faithful servant." Amen.

10/24/2020

Hello Future Saint. What are your plans for the future? You hear this question asked a lot...and I think it is definitely something we should know and be able to quickly answer. What are your future plans? A very important question I think. Amen...let's make our answer be, "To be a saint."

James 4:13-16 RSV

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and get gain”; whereas you do not know about tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and we shall do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

09/15/2020

Matthew 18:21-22 (RSV)

Peter approached Jesus and asked him,
“Lord, if my brother sins against me,
how often must I forgive?
As many as seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.

Forgiveness is such an important aspect of our Christian faith. We must be able to forgive our brothers and sisters in Christ.
The path to becoming a saint will be very difficult for us if we are unable to forgive those who have done wrong by us. Forgiving someone does not mean you need to hang out with that person all the time or become best buddies. It just means that we must release all our bad feelings that we may have towards another and ask God to bless them with His grace and mercy.

This is what forgiveness is according to Wikipedia:

Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, and overcomes negative emotions such as resentment and vengeance. Theorists differ, however, in the extent to which they believe forgiveness also implies replacing the negative emotions with positive attitudes. Forgiveness is different from condoning, excusing, forgetting, pardoning, and reconciliation.

Jesus wants to make sure we understand the importance of forgiveness. He tell us this: “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt. 6:14–15).

So Jesus puts this explanation point on forgiveness by telling us we must forgive others if we want to be forgiven. That makes forgiveness a very important petition from Our Lord in our path to salvation.

So let us take a moment now and think about that person in our life who we need to forgive. Say a short prayer for that person in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

09/01/2020

Hello "Future Saint." Vacations are a lot of fun but it takes a lot of money to travel. If you book a flight to Hawaii, it is going to take some cash. If you want to go on a cruise in the Caribbean, it will cost you some dollars. The good news is this, you don't need a boat load of cash to get to Heaven. In fact, it is the exact opposite. Being rich can be like a boat anchor and could keep us from reaching our final destination. It is not that money is evil, it is "the love of money" that is evil. Why would that be evil you might ask. If we are focused constantly on becoming rich, how much time is left over for us to focus on what truly matters, Jesus Christ. Now after reading this post, you don't need to go out and give all your money away, especially if you are supporting a large family. But let's not but all our energy into making money so we can go on an extravagant vacation. Let's instead focus on what Jesus wants us to do; and that is, love thy neighbor and love Him above all other things. Believe you me, the paradise awaiting us in Heaven is way better than any old boat cruise we could take now. If we have a little extra cash on hand, lets give a little to our neighbors in need, because this is the will of Our Father in Heaven. Amen!

Matthew 19:24 (RSV)
"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”