“God loves every one of us with a depth and intensity that we can hardly begin to imagine” (Pope Benedict XVI).

Last week, fellow blogger Bonnie Gray challenged us to take the “What if” challenge.   Her challenge was to brainstorm five “what if” questions and then to live one of them and blog about the experience.

My “what if” question?  “What if I lived each day with a heartfelt awareness of God’s personal love for me?” Now, some might think that since I’m a priest I already live this way.  And while it’s true that I try to be aware of God’s love for me every day, there are times when I lose sight of this reality.

So here are some lessons learned by living my “what if.” Read more »