“The people were astonished at his teaching…” (Mark 1:22)

When is the last time you experienced an amazing moment, a sense of being truly astonished?  Several instances come to mind when I think of amazing moments in my life:

• the first time I saw the morning clouds rising off the foothills of the Austrian Alps

• the first time I saw St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

• standing on top of a mountain after a hike

• holding a newborn baby

• listening to the giggles of my nieces (my nephew doesn’t giggle as much now as he nears his teen years)

• making the Body and Blood of Christ present on the altar through my words and hands

• forgiving sins in Christ’s name in the Sacrament of Reconciliation

For me, these are amazing moments.   Read more »