I am thankful for...

Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving. I thought I'd take a few moments between chomping on a turkey leg and eating pumpkin pie to say what I personally am thankful for and what we, as Catholics, should give thanks for this year.

I am thankful for so many things. First and foremost, I am thankful for the grace and mercy God has bestowed upon me this past year. Specifically, I am thankful to God for the grace of ordained ministry andfor His call to me to serve His People unworthy as I am.

I am thankful for my family: my parents, my sister Becky, my brother-in-law Steve and my niece Bailey (who I had such an awesome time babysitting on Tue. and Wed.). I am thankful for all my friends. Brian Roeseler, John Mayo, Dan Beneventi, Jeff Goettemoeller and all those who I have been graced to call friend.

I am actually thankful for my education at Kenrick. The knowledge and experience I have gained is something I am thankful for so that I may serve the People of God.

As Catholics, we have many things to be thankful for. Always our first thing to be thankful for is our faith. Our relationship with God and His mercy to us is something we should get on our knees and thank God for each and every day. We should be thankful for the gift of life and we should pray for those who have yet to realize the dignity of all life. Lastly, we should be thankful for Christ's Body, the Church. We as one, holy Catholic and Apostolic Church are gathered under our Savior, Jesus Christ as a holy people and we should be thankful for each other who share in our faith.

On this day of thankfulness, Thanksgiving, we should all take a few moments today - maybe before our Thanksgiving dinner - to remember what we are thankful for and for what we have been graced with from God. Until next time...Happy Thanksgiving and God bless.

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