Hello to All my fellow Catholics ,
I am a cradle Catholic. I have been a practicing, go to Mass every Sunday, Catholic, all my life. I am 60 years old and recently retired. My main desire is to love, serve and obey our God. I like to write for Jesus. This is why I am here, among other reasons. I applied to the seminary when I was 26 but was rejected. This floored me. Later I learned that I was probably too conservative for the, more liberal, Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
I grew up in the UN Vietnam War era. My cousin Johnny died in active duty to our country in December of 1966. Homilies from my priests always talked of killing in war as evil. I come from a family of American Veterans. The draft was on. Yearning to understand Jesus’ will on when to kill, for the protection of the innocent, became a great weight for me to carry, at a very young age. At age 16, I consulted my priest on Jesus will on when to kill for the protection of the innocent. He said, ‘A person has a duty to serve their country. When you get back, come to the Church and she will help you with all the evil you have done.’ This was not helpful to me. I ran out of the confessional, fell to my knees before Jesus on the crucifix and prayed, “Heavenly Father, if it is Your Will, I will stand by idle, with my weapon at my side, while my own mother is raped, beaten and murdered. Or, Heavenly Father, if it is Your Will, I will travel ten thousand miles and fight to my death to protect a strangers mother from persecution. But please Father, I beg of You, lead me to know Your Will on when to kill, or not kill, to protect the innocent, and I will love, serve and obey You on this issue. Fore I can bear this great burden no longer.” This led to a life of great prayer, scriptural study and contemplation, seeking out Jesus and The Father’s Will on many things.
My life of prayer, scriptural study and contemplation, of our Lord's Will, led to the publication of my book, ‘I Love You, God!’, in 1990. My ‘I Love You, God!’ transformed into
www.ILOVEYOUGOD.com in 1997. My ‘I Love You, God’ has been my main life’s passion, since I was a child.
I grew up milking cows on the farm in Wisconsin. My sister was in the hospital in Seattle WA, so I traveled west to help her. I told her, ‘I am going to have to do a lot of camping here, because it is so beautiful out here, and I am not going to be here very long.' That was 31 years ago and I still live in beautiful Washington State. Snowmobiling in the North Cascade Mountains, really makes my soul feel close to our God, through His Creation.
I have three wonderful children. I am active in the Knights of Columbus. Life has been arduous but always a blessing with my Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, at my side.