I’m not sure exactly when it was that I fell head over heels in love with the game of soccer, but I know exactly who was responsible. From the early to the mid 2000’s, French soccer legend Thierry Henry glided across the pitch with an irrepressible combination of power and finesse, a grace punctuated by savage efficiency and competitive fire.
The choice of faith orients everything in our lives and whether you choose to believe in God or not is anything but a casual concern – “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
“While spending some time with my parents over the holidays, I had the opportunity to attend Mass with at the parish in which I grew up…”
“I’d really like to pray, but… I’m just so busy that I don’t have the time.” I said these words, with utter sincerity, Well, partial sincerity at least… how could adding prayer to my busy life improve it?
Sometimes I feel like the confused rat Emile in the animated film Ratatouille… Emile responds to Remy’s inquiry with a raised eyebrow, concerned about his brother’s sanity, as he says, “Oh, I’m detecting nuttiness, all right!”