text Robbing Peter to Pay Paul There is an assumption that the phrase, “Robbing Peter to pay Paul,” is…
text "Without Prophets for today, there will be great losses tomorrow." An old “Peanuts” cartoon strip brings together a couple of operative…
text "Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning." In a small article buried in the business section of the Star Tribune: “The…
text "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter." As Republicans gathered in Cleveland this past week, Donald Trump’s task was…
text "Are you the person God has put in my life to help me better understand myself?" After dinner I took a walk in the neighborhood. Anticipating the heat of the…
text "How good does a Good Samaritan have to be?" The question still haunts me. The woman in her forties was a neighbor to a…
text "Simplicity: A gift worth pursuing." Learning to collaborate with the mission of Jesus is to accept His invitation…
text "Wishy-washy disciples need not apply." In “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown,” one of the “Peanuts” TV specials, Charlie…
text "If you could relinquish one of your daily crosses, which one would you choose?" By the time the gospel of Luke was written in approximately 85 A.D., the…
text "Well behaved women rarely make history." Described as “my run away sentence”, Laurel Thacher Ulrich penned the phrase, …
text "I was hoping he would have jumped out of bed after you blessed him." There was a genuine sense of urgency in her voice when she called. Her husband…
text "Mother, Daughter and Holy Spirit" When I asked, “Why do you bless yourself In the Name of the Mother, the…
text "Come, Holy Spirit, Creator Blest" Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on February 28, 2013, Jorge…
text "If you do not know where you are going, then any road will take you there." There are days when all of us feel like we have dropped down a rabbit hole and…
text "Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let your hearts be afraid." The Sixth Sunday of Easter is a day filled with hope and remains a harbinger…
text "It's a drop of water in the sea, but after this drop, the sea will never be the same." In response to a question about whether his gesture of taking twelve Syrian…
text "Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats and Liddle Lamzy Divey" No, the above words are not found in the book of Revelation, but the whimsical…
text "I am going fishing." For a carpenter from landlocked town of Nazareth, Jesus seemed to know a lot…
text "Peace be with you." The phrase, “Peace be with you” becomes a standard opening line…
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…
