text El domingo, 3 de marzo de 2024 TERCER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA (Éxodo 20:1-17; I Corintios 1:22-25; Juan 2:13-25) Hace años hubo un drama de televisión…
text “Rediscovering the fun in dysfunctional.” Today we celebrate the Feast of The Holy Family, a celebration that normally…
text “Together we can do something wonderful.” One of Mother Teresa’s favorite statements summarized her view of ministry…
text “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.” Traditionally, the Third Sunday of Advent is known as “Rejoice Sunday.” The…
text “At what time would you like your wake-up call?” The phone rang almost immediately when I entered my hotel room. Assuming the…
text “The truth must dazzle gradually or every person be blind.” In her poem entitled “Tell all the truth, but tell it slant”, Emily Dickinson…
text “Gotta Serve Somebody” When the album entitled “Slow Train Coming” was launched in 1979, one song…
text “In case of the Rapture, this car will be abandoned.” Due to the snow storm, the trip back from Des Moines to Dubuque would take an…
text “It’s good to be blessed, but it’s better to be a blessing.” Putting the finishing touches on the flower pots in front of church, I was…
text “Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go.” Listening to Nora Jones sing the song “Love Me Tender” triggered a memory of…
text “Be careful what you ask for.” Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
text “And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian…
text “Deficiency free is the way to be!” Waiting for the elevator door to close, I spotted the sign hanging on the…
text “One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.” gogogo to .” The newly ordained priest was interviewing a woman in her late eighties who…
text “Remember, where your treasure is, there your heart is also.” At the intersection of West Lake Street and Blaisdell Avenue, a young man…
text "What good is it, my sisters and brothers, to profess faith without practicing it?" Having finished a very emotional funeral, I received an urgent call from the…
text "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." In the Buddhist tradition, the origin of the phrase, "See no evil, hear no…
text "Employees must wash hands before leaving the restroom." The father of the ten-year-old boy became concerned when his son had not…
text "I always start my dreams before I fall asleep, and then they just continue." While waiting for the bank deposit to be counted, I overheard a young girl…
text "Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of wisdom." The great thing about getting older is that it requires so little effort. Yes…
text "Wonder Bread! It helps build strong bodies in twelve ways!" As a child, I remembered watching our black and white Philco television and…
text "Why is hay like manna from heaven?" In the face paced world of gourmet cooking, Julia Child remains an icon of…
text "Father, would you like a doggie-bag for all leftover food you didn't eat?" In what sounded like an announcement over a bullhorn, the waitress alerted…
text "Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth." Having participated in multiple funerals during the last three weeks, I found…