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“I’m all in!”  It seems that whenever I am looking for sports scores these days that there is inevitably a poker game being broadcast.  At first I really didn’t see the attraction of watching people play poker.  After watching for a little while... More Info →

The gospel from Friday, the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, which is taken from the gospel of St. Luke (Lk 12,1-7), has some of my favorite passages:  “There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known…Are... More Info →

“Show me the money…”  Jesus does not merely engage in a philosophical or political debate with the disciples of the Pharisees and the Herodians in this Sunday’s gospel.  He is not interested in just exchanging abstract theories of ethical and... More Info →

Today is the Feast day of St. Teresa of Avila or Teresa of Jesus as she was known in religious life.  St. Teresa of Jesus wrote, “If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps... More Info →

As a second look at the gospel reading for this coming Sunday from Luke 22: 15-21.  The plotters against Jesus address Jesus with false flattery saying, “And you are not concerned with anyone’s opinion, for you do not regard a person’s status.” ... More Info →

The gospel for this Sunday offers several points of reflection and I wanted to take some time to consider each point thoughtfully so I am going to divide the reflection into separate posts.  The gospel is the encounter between Jesus and the... More Info →

“Did you receive my invitation?  I am waiting for a response…”  We have all found ourselves in the situation of trying to decide how we are going to respond to an invitation that we have received.  The parable in our gospel reading this coming... More Info →

This Sunday I found the lectionary readings to be very powerful, challenging and beautiful.  The first reading from Isaiah chapter 5 is the song of the vineyard and it prepares us for the gospel parable that Jesus tells about the tenants of the... More Info →

“Francis, Francis, go and repair my House, which you can see is falling into ruins.”  On this Feastday of St. Francis we remember the beginnings of conversion in the life of Francis when he heard a voice calling to him as he prayed... More Info →

I am beginning this blog as I begin a three month sabbatical leave.  I have been a priest for 18 years and this is my first opportunity to experience an extended period of renewal.  I am grateful to our Lord for this gracious time and for the... More Info →