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    God knows.  This is a truth that is simple to express but one that is profoundly difficult to wrap our minds and understanding around.  From the time that I was a child I have been living in this mystery, the... More Info →

“… each one of us will face a moment when eternity whispers into our hearts, This is your time.”  ― Michael W. Smith     The Ascension of Jesus takes us to a crossroads in time.  The time of the Emmanuel,... More Info →

When we hear that someone we love is going to visit us and make an extended stay with us, it is a sign of love and esteem for that person that we would prepare for their arrival.  We want to make a good impression on that person and to... More Info →

   “I am the Way.”  The writing from the late first century, early second century of the early Church, entitled, The Didache, or the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, begins with these words:  “Two Ways there are,... More Info →

  It is pretty well known, especially among priests, that Pope Francis believes that a priest should “live with the smell of the sheep.”  The Pope feels that a good priest, as a good shepherd, should smell like his sheep.  I... More Info →

There is a humorous teaching story about a drowning man that I think you have probably heard told a time or two:  A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help.  Soon a man in a rowboat came by and... More Info →

In the movie, “The Godfather,” after the violent death of his son Sonny Corleone, Don Vito Corleone is looking at his son in the mortuary and he says, “Look at how they massacred my boy.”  He draws attention to the wounded... More Info →

Jesus Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Today on this most sacred day of the year we proclaim the victory of Jesus Christ over sin and death.  The tomb is emptied of its power to cause fear and... More Info →

With the procession of palms and the reading of the Passion we begin the journey of Holy Week.  Holy Week is a time for us to contemplate the Passion of our Lord as he comes to Jerusalem to offer himself as the Paschal Lamb of sacrifice, a... More Info →

Why do bad things happen to us?  Why sickness?  Why death?  Often we grapple with these very real human problems.  We want to have an answer.  Often our answer is one like the apostles who thought that the man born blind... More Info →