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The hour of Jesus draws near.  As Jesus draws near to Jerusalem, so does he draw near to his “hour”.  During the time that Jesus was traveling in Galilee and other regions, teaching, healing and feeding people, he often remarked... More Info →

All I have to say is, “Duck!”  There are a lot of stones flying around in our world today.  People love to cast stones at others and it is a common practice in our day to see people accused, tried and condemned in the court of... More Info →

    In the classic tale of Pinocchio we are told of a young man made of wood, but made in love, who desperately desires to be more fully human.  He runs away from home and from his father and he seeks his... More Info →

    As we take the ashes of Lent upon our foreheads on Ash Wednesday we are given an admonition, “Repent and believe in the gospel.”  Lent is a season of penitence and we are called to change the direction of our lives.... More Info →

Our Lenten journey is largely about transformation. We practice our Lenten disciplines, observe our fasts, turn our hearts to God in prayer, make our offerings and meditate on the Passion of Christ in response to God’s call for conversion in our... More Info →

Marked with the ashes of repentance we once again turn our hearts away from sin and we turn back to God as we remember and reclaim our hope, “because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given... More Info →

    “There are none so blind as those who will not see.” (attributed to John Heywood)  As the Lord says through Jeremiah the prophet, “Who have eyes and see not, who have ears and hear not.” (Jer 5,21)  Jesus... 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 take and how... 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... More Info →

Washing nets.  How many times had Simon Peter and his companions taken their place on the seashore and took care of this tedious task?  Every day, after a long night of fishing, the nets needed to be washed and stowed properly.... More Info →