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Why do bad things happen to us?  Why sickness?  Why death?  Often we grapple with these very real human problems.  We want to have an answer.  Often our answer is one like the apostles last week who thought that the man... More Info →

From the opening prologue of the gospel of John, the evangelist introduces the theme of light and darkness.  The Word of God becomes flesh and makes the life of God and his works  visible to us all through his human life and... More Info →

     In the gospel of John, chapter 4, Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well.  Jacob’s well represents a source of life that means survival for a people living in a dry and desert world.  Well water... More Info →

     “Hey, you clean up pretty nice!”  We have all heard that comment made at one time or another and perhaps we ourselves have made a similar observation about someone at some time in our lives.  When someone gets... More Info →

     Stuart Smalley had a famous skit on “Saturday Night Live” in which he did affirmations to empower himself and his famous line was, “I’m good enough.  I’m smart enough. And doggone it, people like me.”  It was... More Info →

Too often in our lives we look only after our own self-interests.  We do what is good for us and often fail to take into account the effect that it might have on others.  When we consider our quest to seek after the Good, we often are... More Info →

     A record number of people will tune in to watch the Superbowl this week.  Some tune in because they enjoy football, others because of fan loyalties but some choose to watch the game just so that they can see the... More Info →

     A pinch of salt can make all the difference.  It seems like a small and insignificant thing since a pinch is such a small amount and yet, if it is left out of the mix, whatever you are preparing will have very... More Info →

     Jesus begins his public ministry in the gospel by proclaiming the nearness of the kingdom of heaven.  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  He then calls and gathers those who are willing to begin to... More Info →

     “John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ”Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world…” (Jn 1,29)  In our gospel reading John the Baptist points the way to Jesus as the Lamb of God,... More Info →