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I recently received an email from a priest friend from seminary and at the bottom of his message there was a quotation from St. Philo of Alexandria that read:  “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.”  This gentle... More Info →

   The most precious treasure in the world, the most dynamic power the world has ever known came to us over 2000 years ago as a gift given to the world.  That gift was sent to all peoples of the world and it is freely given to... More Info →

   “Show me the money!”  This often quoted line from the movie, Jerry Maguire, could well be the slogan of our material world.  We want to see the money.  We want some proof.  We expect some sort of guarantee.... More Info →

    It is not my problem.  Certainly if we have any degree of awareness at all we can all agree that there are many problems in our world today.  There is a tremendous amount of suffering caused in a large part by our human... More Info →

In the gospel of Luke, chapter 15, Jesus tells his disciples three parables about things that are lost and found and the joy that is experienced when what was once lost is found and returned to the one to whom it rightfully belongs.  In the... More Info →

There is a crisis of homelessness in our world today.  So many people are living without a home.  I am not referring only to the poor men and women who are living on our streets today but I am thinking of those who have a home but have... More Info →

Luke tells us in his gospel that on the road to Jerusalem, “Great crowds were traveling with Jesus…”  The wise business person, who sees that a person is drawing great crowds of people, knows that it is time to sell tickets.  If... More Info →

    Through the descent of the Holy Spirit we are invited to fill ourselves with the divine life of God the Father.  The Holy Spirit comes to us as fire to purify our hearts and to fill us with love and truth.  In order to... More Info →

From time to time we may have all entertained a certain question in our lives that someone places before Jesus while he is teaching and making his way to Jerusalem:  “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” (Lk 13,23)  At the... More Info →

    There is a show on the History channel entitled, “Forged in Fire,” and it highlights the blacksmithing trade.  The blacksmiths are able to take a piece of metal and forge it into something beautiful and useful.... More Info →