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On the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God. In the Christ child, God takes up his residence among his people. God, the Father, enters into our human condition and becomes... More Info →

Who is driving the train? Certainly this is an important question for us all to be able to answer. Is the train driver going to take you to the destination that you are seeking? The train that I have in mind here is a very special train –... More Info →

God created the world to be a garden, a beautiful place of life and abundance. Isaiah the prophet speaks of God: “The creator of the heavens, who is God, the designer and maker of the earth who established it, not creating it to be a waste, but... More Info →

We live in a world of twilight, an in-between world, not fully light and not fully darkness, not fully good but not all evil. We live in a time of struggle between darkness and light, between hope and despair. We know that in baptism we are born... More Info →

Today is the last Sunday of the year and we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. As we close out the liturgical year our thoughts turn toward the “last things” that stand before us always in our lives. We listen to the parables of judgment... More Info →

“A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them…” (Mt 25,14) The beginning of this parable of the talents that Jesus tells his disciples signals a change in relationship that is offered to the servants of... More Info →

The gospel parable in Matthew chapter 25 is about prudence, vigilance and preparedness. Jesus’ final message for his disciples is, “Stay awake.” As Christians we are called to be watchers. In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus invited his disciples... More Info →

In the 23rd chapter of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus offers a scathing critique of the leadership of the scribes and Pharisees of his time. The scribes and Pharisees are quick to point out people’s faults and quote laws but they are not so eager to... More Info →

“Just give me the Cliff Notes version.” Sometimes we long for things to be simpler. We want to simplify our lives and reduce things down to the essentials. Reading War and Peace seems like an impossible undertaking but maybe we could just get... More Info →

Tricks, traps and snares. The Pharisees join with the Herodians in Matthew’s gospel to try “to entrap Jesus in speech.” (Mt 22,15) However, not being in the light and walking in darkness, they end up falling into a trap themselves. They come... More Info →