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     One of the basic principles of the moral life is “avoid evil and do good.”  Now there is a whole lot of evil out there in the world today.  There are many pitfalls that we can fall into, there are many... More Info →

     We have begun our journey through the 40 days of Lent.  This Lenten journey is largely about transformation.  We practice our Lenten disciplines, observe our fasts, turn our hearts to God in prayer, make our... More Info →

This First Sunday of Lent we hear in the gospel of Luke that Jesus was “led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil.”  This begins a period of purification and preparation in Jesus’ life as he readies... More Info →

     “There are none so blind as those who will not see.” (attributed to John Heywood)  Jesus cautioned the Pharisees in the gospel of John, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so... More Info →

We always have a choice as to how we are going to respond to a given situation.  That is the beauty of the gift of freedom that we have been given.  Our responses in challenging situations determines the direction that our lives will... More Info →

Many years ago, Diana Ross sang the theme song from Mahogany that asked some poignant questions:  “Do you know where you’re going to?  Do you like the things that life is showing you?  Where are you going to?  Do you... More Info →

     We generally do not take very kindly to people who get into our business. When we think that we know what we are doing, even when we are not being very successful at it, we don’t want someone else telling us what to do... More Info →

     As we begin the Cycle of Ordinary Time and before we even enter into the Gospel of Luke which will be our guide during this Liturgical Year, we have the Gospel of the Wedding Feast of Cana, a mystery of light, that will... More Info →

     In the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou”, the three escaped convicts come upon a congregational meeting of Christians going down to the river for baptism.  Delmar sees all those souls being born again in the waters... More Info →

     There was a television show that was called, “Star Search” and it looked for people of hidden talents, future stars that could be discovered living among the ordinary people.  The Feast of the Epiphany is God’s o... More Info →