text “Come to me, all you that are weary, and I will give you rest.” Soul searching moments can take us by surprise and, with the grace of God,…
text "If the Spirit descended like a dove, why did Jesus send a parakeet?" As background to the Feast of Pentecost, the parish priest had just finished…
text "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." One of the most popular Christian hymns sung in churches around the world, …
text "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." One of the most popular Christian hymns sung in churches around the world, …
text Getting knocked off your high horse is not just an occupational hazard for jockeys. My first horse race proved to be a winner. I was twelve years old and in the…
text Getting knocked off your high horse is not just an occupational hazard for jockeys. My first horse race proved to be a winner. I was twelve years old and in the…
text "You must be shepherds who smell like your sheep." This past week Pope Francis admitted that he had made "grave errors" in…
text "You must be shepherds who smell like your sheep." This past week Pope Francis admitted that he had made "grave errors" in…
text "Have you anything to eat?" At first the cardboard sign was hard to read, but as the old lady came closer…
text "Have you anything to eat?" At first the cardboard sign was hard to read, but as the old lady came closer…
text "Do you have anything to hang onto besides your doubt?" The odyssey of every human life brings with it both joy and sorrow, hope and…
text "Do you have anything to hang onto besides your doubt?" The odyssey of every human life brings with it both joy and sorrow, hope and…
text "The great gift of Easter is hope." 'Waiting in the wings to go on stage' was the image that came to mind as I…
text "The great gift of Easter is hope." 'Waiting in the wings to go on stage' was the image that came to mind as I…
text "Mom, who's the guy on the donkey?" The reenactment of Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday…
text "Mom, who's the guy on the donkey?" The reenactment of Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday…
text "The only thing I'd like to do is to be able to go out one day without anyone recognizing me..." The end of Lent is foreseeable and the penitential deprivations that we might…
text "The only thing I'd like to do is to be able to go out one day without anyone recognizing me..." The end of Lent is foreseeable and the penitential deprivations that we might…
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 "There is none so blind as the one who will not see." Entering the Fourth Sunday of Lent, traditionally known as "Laetare Sunday" …
text "Faith is the absence of proof." Mel Brooks, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 1981 comedy film…
text "Faith is the absence of proof." Mel Brooks, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 1981 comedy film…
text "Pay attention to the voice behind the curtain." There is a wonderful scene in the film, The Wizard of Oz, where Toto, Dorothy…
text "Pay attention to the voice behind the curtain." There is a wonderful scene in the film, The Wizard of Oz, where Toto, Dorothy…
text "What floats your boat?" Good question, I thought, as I stared at the bumper sticker on the boat…
