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 "Faith is walking on water against your better judgment." Listening through both the silence and the chaos that surrounded us, Jack…
text The Fourth Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration. The request to join Jesus on the mountain came as a surprise. I was sitting at…
text "What's important and what isn't?" While waiting for someone to answer the front door, I noticed a note addressed…
text "The Kingdom of God could be like a run down and abandoned farm." There was the wonderful story about the priest who visited a young parishioner…
text Jesus, why do we speak in parables? Jesus was a good story teller and engaged his disciples in accessible…
text "Blue Bunny, Jucy Lucy and Espresso: Invitations to rest and relaxation." This past week I met a few friends for burgers and Grain Belts at Matt's Bar…
text "Lord, let me live until I die." Sister Thea Bowman, born on December 29, 1937, was a Roman Catholic Religious…
text "Once you have been properly vetted by Jesus, do you still want to recuse yourself... In the past few months, two action verbs (to vet and to recuse) have become…
text "Where do we find the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ?" The contrast would be enormous: a dimly lit room in an Intensive Care Unit…
text A Trinity of Hope: Francis, Shimon and Mahmoud On June 14, 2014, Pope Francis plunged headfirst into Mideast peacemaking when…
text "Happy Birthday, Mother Church!" When I arrived, there she sat like the "Queen Bee", in her rocking chair. It…
text "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" Three years ago, Pope Francis concluded his "ultimate marathon tour" of the…
text "Why is it so hard to be happy?" here was nothing formal about the invitation, but I was eager to accept it…
text "Cramming for the final exam." A memory of college exams brings to mind the phrase: "All nighters." Trying to…
text "I dream of a Church that is a mother and a shepherdess." On Christianity's most joyful day, Easter, Pope Francis lamented the horrors…
text I Dream of a Church that is a mother and a shepherdess On Christianity's most joyful day, Easter, Pope Francis lamented the horrors…
text "How wonderful is it to be alive?" In a stunning little book entitled, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, the…
text "Faith is not genuine unless it is tinged with a trace of doubt." Whenever I am experiencing moments of doubt regarding my faith, I head for St…
text "Bring Jesus to the world!" The mass was about to begin when a shout from one of the nursing home…
text "Everyone loves a parade." As I left the nursing home this past Sunday afternoon, I felt a resurgence of…
text "Holding hands with the dying." As we venture into the Fifth Sunday of Lent, our gospel reading from John (11…
text "There is none so blind as the one who will not see." Entering the Fourth Sunday of Lent, traditionally known as "Laetare Sunday" …
text "Before enlightenment, the laundry. After enlightenment, the laundry." Waiting patiently in line at the local grocery store, I was fascinated with…
text Don Not Harden Your Hearts Reaching beyond the confines of our comfort zones becomes the theme of today's…