Being near water relaxes me, perhaps because God who made the water, and who made humanity as dependent on water, also made the 1st Sacrament all about water! Obey your thirst!

Water

Families need to take up the family rosary as a prayer, not just at one time in the day, but it can be prayed throughout the day. Listen for ideas!

Rosary

Fusion Food is delicious, but it's hard to make. Some may call it confusion if one ingredient / personality takes over, which is why we need balance! The Catholic church is the same way. We are many parts, but hopefully, balanced!

Fusion

We may want it either/or and Black/White, but we know life is more complex. Healthy living is more about both/and and discerning in the fog and the grey.

Both And

"St. Paul to Colossians: Seek what is above now what is on earth. While we need to take care of the earth, this isn't our heaven. If we care for what God has given us, we will experiences our citizenship above in heaven

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Above

Psalm 90 - If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts - presumes that God is actually speaking to us, and it presumes that God speaks to our hearts. Listen with your heart!

Heart

As a good leader doesn’t inspire followers, a good leader inspires other to be leaders. It requires us to be servants, as Jesus said: The greatest among you will be your servants

Leader

It's not measured by how much you have but how much you're willing to give. Even if it's a small gesture, it shows how much you really have!

Wealth

People who are prideful are full of "vanity" - from the Latin, which means "Empty". To be humble, we may be empty of "things" but we're filled with God's love

Pride

Born in the Philippines and raised in the Baltimore area, Fr. Leo actually developed his love for cooking while attending the seminary at the North American College in Rome. There, he became friendly with several Italian restaurant owners and would often invite them back to the student kitchen to trade cooking secrets. They would teach him about rigatoni and lasagna; he would show them how to make hamburgers and ribs. Today, he is a skilled cook who still enjoys learning how to make new dishes, and loves the process of preparing a meal, as much as he does sharing it with a table full of friends.

Fr. Leo Patalinghug