Saint Clement Shrine Podcast

A woman has two pennies and two options. She could go to the temple and give a donation. What will happen is this. The two small coins will be rubbing shoulders with gold and silver pieces. The priest who takes the money will appreciate the gold and the silver. The pennies he could do without.... The post How To Impress God with Two Pennies appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

One day I went to Sears. They had something I wanted, and I had something they wanted in my wallet. The salesman came up and asked, “Can I help you?”  When he found out that I wanted a snowblower and not something small like a pair of men’s black socks, he got really excited. He... The post True Love appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

One of the priests in my community had a very rare neurological terminal illness. One of the symptoms of the disease prevented him from doing his work as a priest. His blood pressure would drop significantly when he stood too long in one place. So it was hard for him to stand at the altar... The post How to Transform Yourself When You Are a Mess appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

I got what I asked for… the flu. Why would I ask for the flu? One of the priests in our community got the flu and we told him that we would cover for him. We would take care of the Masses, confessions, appointments, etc. We just wanted him to get better. After a few... The post Get What You Ask For appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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When we go to work there are typically three types of people there. First, there are the bosses. They think they know everything, they micromanage, and like to take all of the credit for success. Next, you have the whiners who complain and they always have a reason not to like the boss, the job,... The post The Most Important Job: Bear Fruit appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

My uncle went to Hawaii and visited the leper colony of St. Damien the Leper. The only way to the village at the bottom of the cliff was by a donkey who walks a path no wider than a man’s shoulders. When my uncle got on the donkey he said, “This isn’t so bad.” But... The post Missing the Bullseye: Never Again appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Positives often have negatives. Allow me to explain. Positive: A woman had the hood of her car open. When I walked by she asked for a because the car didn’t start. I grabbed the jumper cables and a car. The woman was grateful to me because no one else offered to help her Negative: The... The post Negatives Have Positives appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

I go to a lot of meetings as a priest and they are always long. The reason they are lengthy is because we sit on comfortable, cushy chairs. In front of us is a table with bottles of water, a coffee pot, a pad of paper, and a pen with the church logo. Someone at... The post The Short Meeting appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

While I was on vacation with Dad in Maine, a friend of his invited us to play golf at his exclusive country club that was built on the side of a mountain. At the first tee, I felt I was standing on the roof of a twenty-story building. I looked down the valley and saw... The post What Was Your Score? appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Every year an invasive weed grows in my garden. I do not know what it is called, but I call it the upside-down carrot. It has a leaf that is attached to a very fine delicate stem, which is attached to a root that looks like an upside-down carrot.  Naturally, when I weed, the plant... The post Amen: God is Rooted in Me appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

I came into the office after working outside in the garden. My office manager, Carol, told me I had messages on my desk. A painful moan slipped out of my mouth. I started to read the notes while Carol stepped out of the office.  She returned with a glass of water and gave it to... The post Inspiration: We Need It and Often appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Ten years ago I took the GRE exam. Naturally, it was brutal. My sister-in-law could have walked into the examination room the next day without even studying for the exam and have aced it. She would have received a perfect score, but it was not the case with me. So when I found out I... The post Needing God appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

The queen of Israel, Jezebel, wanted to kill the prophet Elijah. So he hid in the desert, knowing that no one would go into a death zone to kill someone. They would have considered him already dead. But God came to Elijah by way of an angel to give him food and water. Elijah was... The post Why Is Life So Hard at Times? appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

I have a tool caddie. It is a bucket with lots of pockets. I have every tool organized and nicely arranged. If I have to fix something, I just take the tool bucket to the job and I tackle the task at hand. One of the doors swelled up with all the rain and moisture... The post Talk to God Every Day appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

No matter how hard it gets, difficult the task, or impossible the situation, just add humble simplicity and you will get amazement. Take my face, for example. Yes, it could use Photoshop, but just add a humble smile and some laughter, and my face lights up.  Take a rodent. Give it some floppy ears and... The post How to Face Your Mission Impossibles appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Last year I took one of those online classes on leadership. At one point during the course, we had to take a survey to assess our skills in this field. I did not do as well as I thought I would do. The survey told me that I was an average leader, but I was... The post Great Leadership appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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After the Resurrection, the disciples went fishing all night and caught nothing. Jesus, as you know, is the model for healing. After Peter denied Jesus, he went fishing and caught nothing. Early in the morning, the Lord instructed them to cast on the right side of the boat and they would find something. They caught... The post Now is The Time to Heal appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Look at the fingernail on your baby pinky. It is very small. That is the diameter of a Roman penny. If you hold the ancient coin between your thumb and forefinger, it will disappear. There was a widow holding two pennies at the Temple treasury. No one noticed her donation. No one would be able... The post God Notices appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.