So many Catholics, so little time!

A new venture recently got me out and about interacting with my fellow Catholics. I had meetings scheduled each day with really great people. These are the salt of the earth types, who are ethical in business and strong on family values.

I started reflecting on how many people I am surrounded by that fit this description. To be sure, they are not all Catholic. But many of them are. I'm Catholic and have been for 20 years now. One thing I now feel qualified to call out is that we as a group don't do enough celebrating of each other sometimes. Just like most people, we forget to look around and count our blessings.

Brian's wedding at St. Joseph's Shrine.

I'm convicted now. I'm doing it. Let's count our collective blessings. I am starting in St. Louis where we have such a wealth of beautiful Catholic people, amazing history in the Church and so many inspiring places to visit.

My personal archives are bursting with memories of time spent at Whitehouse Retreat Center, St. Ferdinand Shrine, Black Madonna Shrine, the New Cathedral, St. Joseph Shrine, and the list seriously goes on and on. I will share them with you here. Maybe you can take your family on a visit and enjoy all of the treasures that the previous generations left for us to find.

I'm also looking forward to discovering more places and meeting more people on this journey and sharing them with you.