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Who is Jesus?  This question is just as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago when Jesus first asked the question of his disciples at Caesarea Philippi.  Is he just another religious figure among many religious figures in our... More Info →

Raymond Gaita, a psychiatrist, was once working in a mental hospital in Australia where he worked with other psychiatrists who were compassionate and conscientious people, and he found himself challenged by an experience he witnessed, “One day a... More Info →

     “Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.  Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.”  James reminds us of the power of God’s Word in our... More Info →

     These past few years reality television has become very popular and there are more and more “reality” shows that are being aired.  There are even whole cable networks that air only reality television.  The... More Info →

When I was young I remember hearing about a man who decided that he was going to eat a car.  He was determined to consume the entire thing, bolts, tires, windows, everything.  Now, what would lead a person to consider doing such a... More Info →

Food For Life      “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God.”  St. Paul gets to the heart of our happiness in pointing out where so much of our misery comes from.  It comes from within ourselves.  It comes from... More Info →

 Last Sunday Jesus sent out the apostles on an apostolic mission to preach the gospel and to call people to repentance.  Today they return to him after a successful mission of ministering to the needs of the people by healing,... More Info →

When people have specialized skills in our culture today they often go into business for themselves and become independent contractors.  They know that they have a valuable commodity to offer people that the people really... More Info →

 Life can be hard at times.  One of the consequences of the fall due to original sin is that life will contain its share of difficulties and pains.  We earn our living now by the “sweat of our brow” and even the... More Info →

The writings from the Book of Wisdom that we encounter in our first reading today show the development of faith and knowledge of God in the centuries before the birth of Jesus.  This journey of a greater knowledge and understanding of... More Info →