Category

    I love to watch small children enter the church, dip their hands into the font that contains the waters of their baptism and bless themselves with the rule of faith that has been handed down to us from the apostles and that was contained in... More Info →

    Living in Southern California, the land of wild fires and firestorms, and having been born in Kansas, where prairie fires can sweep over thousands of acres, I am quite familiar with the way that a fire can change the landscape of our lives... More Info →

     One thing that I have learned over the years in visiting Kansas during the summer is that if you step out into a pasture where there are cattle, you stand a very good chance of stepping in something that is not so pleasant.  There is a... More Info →

     In the Wizard of Oz, after a long and fantastic journey of self-discovery, Dorothy sums up what she has learned along the way by affirming that if ever she were to look for her heart’s desire, she would not search somewhere far away ... More Info →

   Through the sacrament of baptism we are incorporated into Christ.  Christ takes up his dwelling within us through the indwelling Spirit and we take up our dwelling in the Body of Christ that is the Church.  In this way we begin our sharing in... More Info →

 “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.  If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to my self, so that where... More Info →

   “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You have faith in God, have faith also in me…Where I am going, you know the way.” (Jn 14,1f)  In the midst of his final discourse to his apostles, Jesus gives his apostles some very simple instructions... More Info →

“Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.” Today in our Gospel reading, Jesus reveals to the disciples the wounds that he has suffered in love. There is much that is unique in the person of Jesus but he... More Info →

“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” (Jn 20,1) A door that is open that should have been shut! The door to every tomb is expected... More Info →

The Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, adopted at the Second Vatican Council states: “For a monumental struggle against the powers of darkness pervades the whole history of man. The battle was joined from the very origins of the... More Info →