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     There is evil in the world.  We can’t turn on the television news or listen to a podcast and see what is going on around the world without being aware that there is truly evil at work in the world.  The evil... More Info →

     Times can be tough, downright difficult, sometimes seemingly impossible.  Natural disasters can turn our world upside down.  They are often most difficult to accept because they do not affect everyone in the... More Info →

Today in our gospel reading one of the scribes comes up to Jesus and asks him to identify which commandment is the greatest.  The scribes in Jesus’ time were scholars of the law.  They studied the law and were called upon to help... More Info →

On the road with Jesus to Jericho we meet the blind Bartimaeus sitting on the sidelines and wondering what is going on around him.  In this encounter of the blind man with Jesus we recognize our own spiritual state at times.  Sometimes... More Info →

     I must confess that there were times when I was young, foolish and selfish and grumpy over the chores that I was required to finish that I grumbled to myself that my parents just had children so that they would have someone... More Info →

As we come to know the person of Jesus through the revelation of Sacred Scripture, especially the Word of God revealed in the Gospels, we come to understand that Jesus sees things differently than other persons see them.  Jesus sees not... More Info →

     In troubled times, when the storms of life are looming on the horizon, when the winds begin to blow and we are being tossed about by what seems like overwhelming forces, we are given some very simple advice:  “Hold... More Info →

     There is a story that many are familiar with that has been made into a popular musical, West Side Story.  In this story there are two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, that are caught up in a vicious cycle of hatred... More Info →

     “Why do you have to be so mean?!”   There is a meanness in our politics and in our social discourse these days.  Our debates are really more about personal attacks and mean spirited accusations than the... More Info →

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 →