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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 →

Raymond Gaita, a psychiatrist, was once working in a mental hospital in Australia where he worked with other psychiatrists who were compassionate and conscientious people, and he found himself challenged by an experience he witnessed, “One day a... More Info →

     “Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.  Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.”  James reminds us of the power of God’s Word in our... More Info →