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     One thing that I have learned over the years in visiting Kansas during the summer is that if you step out into a pasture where there are cattle, you stand a very good chance of stepping in something that is not so pleasant.  There is a... More Info →

     In the Wizard of Oz, after a long and fantastic journey of self-discovery, Dorothy sums up what she has learned along the way by affirming that if ever she were to look for her heart’s desire, she would not search somewhere far away ... More Info →

   Through the sacrament of baptism we are incorporated into Christ.  Christ takes up his dwelling within us through the indwelling Spirit and we take up our dwelling in the Body of Christ that is the Church.  In this way we begin our sharing in... More Info →

 “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.  If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to my self, so that where... More Info →

   “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You have faith in God, have faith also in me…Where I am going, you know the way.” (Jn 14,1f)  In the midst of his final discourse to his apostles, Jesus gives his apostles some very simple instructions... More Info →

“Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.” Today in our Gospel reading, Jesus reveals to the disciples the wounds that he has suffered in love. There is much that is unique in the person of Jesus but he... More Info →

“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” (Jn 20,1) A door that is open that should have been shut! The door to every tomb is expected... More Info →

The Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, adopted at the Second Vatican Council states: “For a monumental struggle against the powers of darkness pervades the whole history of man. The battle was joined from the very origins of the... More Info →

“Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”” (Jn 12,20) There are many different connotations to our understanding of the ver... More Info →

So often we look down upon our world. It is easy to do. When we daily hear of the great suffering that is inflicted upon people all over the world, the killings, the massive poverty, the human rights violations, all of these events cast a dark... More Info →