FGG-086 The Power of One
I have always been impressed with the power in the number one. It only takes one person, one kind word, one thought, or one good deed to change the world. One is a very powerful number. In this...
View ArticleA God Appointment
“Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” –Matthew 19:24 Today I had a God appointment. This morning as I...
View ArticleMyth of Quality Time
You hear about quality time a lot but I really think that quantity time with a person is really what strengthens a relationship. That’s when you really get to know somebody. You get to know their...
View ArticleFGG-093 Called to Evangelize
As Christians, as Catholics, we are called to witness. We are called to share our faith with the people around us. So why is evangelization so hard for most Christians? Why are we so afraid to share...
View ArticleTo Have a Father
We have become orphans, fatherless; widowed are our mothers. Lam 5:3 As we sat on classroom chairs across from each other and began to converse, I could tell that this was an intelligent young man....
View ArticleThe Homeless Hike
And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two tunics should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” Luke 3:10-11...
View ArticleFGG-097 Walk Your Talk
“Put feet under your faith.” I hadn’t heard that phrase since the late 1970’s. It’s a phrase that we used when we discussed putting our faith in action, to reach out to those less fortunate and offer...
View ArticleBecause I’m Entitled!
“You covet but do not possess. You kill and envy but you cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. You do not possess because you do not ask. You ask but do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend...
View ArticleFGG-098 Persistence in Prayer
Do you ever feel like your prayers are never answered? Do you wonder if God actually hears your prayers? If God knows my needs, then why do I need to pray more than once or at all for that matter?...
View ArticleThe Empty Chair
“I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly...
View ArticleJubilee Year of Mercy
“God’s mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones (cf. Ez 37:1-14). … Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let us enable the power of his...
View ArticleFGG-103 The Power of Yes
“Yes” is a word with tremendous power. It can unlock amazing opportunities, open doors, and lead us to a richer, fuller and more vibrant life. In this podcast, Tony discusses the Power of Yes....
View ArticleFGG-104 The Winter Coat
This podcast originally was published on December 3, 2014. I rarely, if ever, ever repeat one. But, the Community Pregnancy Center recently moved into a new facility that will soon feature free Ultra...
View ArticleA Christmas Story: A $20 Dollar Shine
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the...
View ArticleCoping with Change
“Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed (changed) by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.” –Romans 12:2 It is...
View ArticleIron Sharpens Iron
“Iron is sharpened by iron; one person sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17 Yesterday, as I sat at daily mass, it occurred to me that I was surrounded by a dozen male friends. We sit together at daily...
View ArticleFGG-109 Enter Into My Rest
Every day, as I read Psalm 95 to begin the divine office, the phrase, “enter into my rest” seems to jump off the page. What is this rest that God speaks of? What did the Israelites do to fail to enter...
View ArticleFGG-110 Kindness and Truth Shall Meet
A wise rabbi once said that the world is sustained by three things, by justice, by truth and by peace. When justice is done, truth is served and peace is achieved. In this podcast, Tony discusses the...
View ArticleBe the One
Anyone can find the dirt in someone, be the one that finds the gold. “Those who seek the good seek favor, but those who pursue evil will have evil come upon them.” –Proverbs 11:27 In the book of...
View ArticleFGG-114 Even Now
There is something very appealing about Lent. It calls us to cleanse something from within, to burn away or rend those things that keep us from a wholehearted relationship with God. In this podcast,...
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