text "This is the day the Lord has made." Psalm 118, used as the sung responsorial psalm for Easter Sunday liturgy,…
text "Preach the Gospel at all times." The unforgettable scene of Pope Francis squeezing into the back seat of a…
text "Try to avoid getting stoned." No, I am not condemning medical marijuana nor the Rolling Stones, but I am…
text "I am not here to defend the indefensible." One of Pope Francis’ top advisors, Australian Cardinal George Pell,…
text Lent: An invitation to perfection. Among the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John we find the repeated…
text Heavenly Hash: A Lenten Temptation Answering the doorbell on Ash Wednesday morning, I received a package…
text "I can resist everything but temptation." Oscar Wilde, a much celebrated playwright, poet and literary figure of…
text "The ones who didn't get away " While the expression, “falling hook, line and sinker” isn’t…
text "Jesus was a whistleblower" Traditionally understood, a “whistleblower” is a person acting…
text "What does it mean to be a friend of God?" The opening lines of the gospel of Luke pitch the reader headlong into the…
text "Did Jesus have a drinking problem?" Given the unusual circumstances at the Wedding Feast of Cana, Jesus performed…
text "Who witnessed your baptism?" Without scrambling for a copy of your baptismal certificate, have you ever…
text Coming full circle to Bethlehem The traditional account of the Magi and their incredible journey to find …
text "Rediscovering the fun in dysfunctional." Today we are celebrating the Feast of The Holy Family, a celebration that…
text Together we can do something wonderful One of Mother Teresa’s favorite statements summarized her view of…
text "God isn't fixing this" On Wednesday, December 3rd The New York Daily News ran the headline, &ldquo…
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 "One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began." Rediscovering the poetic world of Mary Oliver has provided me with ample…
text "Gotta Serve Somebody" When the album entitled “Slow Train Coming” was launched in 1979,…
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 "Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light." The gospel reading for the Feast of All Saints is commonly referred to as …
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..." One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian groups…