Written by Deepu on November 21, 2023
Just This One Thing
We’ve got a little one in the house, and he needs his naps. I need his naps. So, more often than I’d like, I have to remind his siblings to be quiet when he’s sleeping. In my mind, I have to remind them more often than I should. I got frustrated with them recently (again),
Written by Deepu on April 15, 2020
Being in the Awkward
One thing I liked about having my phone, is that whenever I was waiting for something, I’d be able to use it to pass the time. One thing I disliked about having my phone, is that whenever I was waiting for something, I’d be able to use it to pass the time. Exactly. Basically my
Written by Deepu on October 22, 2016
Holy Daze
Obligation. That word makes going to Mass sound like a chore. Holy Days of Obligation makes it feel like we’re being forced to attend Mass. But in all reality, we are obliged to. The Church isn’t trying to force us, but trying to guide and remind us that we need to go to Mass—not for
Written by Deepu on June 19, 2016
6/19 – Luke 9:18-24
The more I learn about Scripture, the better it gets. There have been so many times in my life (and by that I mean like, 98% of the times) when I’ve heard, read, or even prayed over Scripture, and I got nothing. I would read it and think, “That’s a nice story,” or “That didn’t
Written by Deepu on June 11, 2016
“Prayer does not merely ‘help’ our relationship with God…prayer is our relationship with God”
This is from Mark Hart’s book A Second Look: Encountering the True Jesus This quote hit me hard. It made me look at prayer in a whole new way. Which means it made me look at my relationship with God in a whole new way. And, I didn’t like what I was looking at. I
Written by Deepu on June 11, 2016
Into the Unknown
I can’t tell you how many times I rewrote this article. Starting this blog has been more intimidating than I imagined. I initially thought, “This will be relatively easy – I write bulletin articles every week for my parish, which have, for the most part, been positively received. A blog is pretty much the same