My car broke down today. The weather was bad, windy, sleet, bad visibility and while driving to work on the highway, my wipers collided with each other and became a tangled mess. I calmly put on my hazard lights, slowly made my way over to the slow lane from the middle lane, and with God's help came to a safe stop in the breakdown lane. God was watching over me, protecting me and my vehicle. I could have the attitude and self-pity of why me, I need to get to work, there is so much to get done there, oh another unexpected bill to pay, and inconvenience.

Good Morning. Well, it's morning time when writing this article. I was having a great night's sleep when my wife woke up early to go for a run. You know when you fall back asleep like that, you always have vivid dreams. I'm not going to divulge my dreams, but one of my thoughts was to write an article of the practical things I do to live a better life. Here is the list:

2013-03-14 Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated the Missa pro Ecclesiae in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the full text of his homily.
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In these three readings I see that there is something in common: it is movement. In the first reading, movement is the journey [itself]; in the second reading, movement is in the up-building of the Church. In the third, in the Gospel, the movement is in [the act of] profession: walking, building, professing.

Brothers and sisters good evening.
You all know that the duty of the Conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother Cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him… but here we are. I thank you for the welcome that has come from the diocesan community of Rome.
First of all I would like to say a prayer pray for our Bishop Emeritus Benedict XVI. Let us all pray together for him, that the Lord will bless him and that our Lady will protect him.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory to the Father…

God Bless the new pope. At 11:40AM Rome time, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel. The 115 Cardinals have come to at least a 2/3 majority in voting. Who is the new pope? Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina Will he accept? Yes What name will he chose? Pope Francis

“Habemus papam!” members of the crowd shouted in Latin, waving umbrellas and flags.

What is the mission of the Catholic Church? Is it world domination, complete control or the New World Order? All these hypothesis have negative connotations and have paranoid many people, but those are not the mission. The church is solely in existence to teach and nurture us human beings how to create a faithful relationship with God.

Here is my list for the Top Ten Qualities I would like to see in the next pope. The Prince of the whole priesthood of Christ.

1) Radiate Love. The new pope will have to demonstrate his Love of Jesus, as Jesus taught us. As the successor to Saint Peter, the first Pope of the church and one of Jesus's twelve apostles, the new Pope will need to radiate his love for Jesus and our Holy Father.

I hope to see the day when we don't close churches, but rather open more up. I hope to see that our beautiful churches are preserved and well taken cared of, instead of being boarded up and have rusty "For Sales" hanging and swinging in the wind. I hope the churches cement the community, as the epicenter, the heart and soul of the neighborhood. A place where families, friends, along with the lost, broken and confused, congregate, learn, commune and celebrate. Keeping our churches open and active is vital to the survival of the worldwide Catholic Church.