How do I live with hope?  This world seems so lost at times.  Even more personally, my life seems so painful and senseless at times.  It all just seems so pointless.

I struggle each Mass when the congregation says, “I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof . . .” I understand its biblical significance, but maybe I’m just bothered by the phrase I am not worthy.  My parents taught me I am worthy because I’m a child of God Almighty. We are all worthy just by the fact we were created in God’s image.

Lent is obviously right around the corner, and I never seem to know what to “do” for this season.  I’ve tried giving things up, but it always seems a bit “hollow”. What should I do?

We recently had a funeral for a family member.  I was a bit annoyed by how much the priest talked about Jesus and how little he talked about the person who had died.  Isn’t the funeral supposed to be more of a celebration of the person’s life?

How much weight should I give to my past?  I mean, I’ve been told that I need to forget the past and move forward, but it seems like there ought to be something more to it.