text "What's important and what isn't?" Waiting for someone to answer the front door, I noticed a note to the fire…
text "The Kingdom of God could be like a run down and abandoned farm." There was the wonderful story about the priest who visited a young parishioner…
text "Jesus, why do you speak in parables?" Jesus was a good story teller and engaged his disciples in accessible…
text "Blue Bunny, Jucy Lucy and Espresso: Invitations to rest and relaxation." In between weddings a week ago, I went in search of a quiet place for lunch…
text "La festa di San Pietro e Paolo" Let’s face it, everything sounds better in Italian! And if we were…
text "Where do we find the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ?" The contrast would be enormous: a dimly lit room in an Intensive Care Unit…
text A Trinity of Hope: Francis, Shimon and Mahmoud Pope Francis plunged headfirst into Mideast peacemaking when he welcomed the…
text "Happy Birthday, Mother Church" When I arrived, there she sat like the “Queen Bee”, in her rocking…
text "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" This past week, Pope Francis concluded his “ultimate marathon tour&rdquo…
text "Why is it so hard to be happy?" There was nothing formal about the invitation, but I was eager to accept it…
text "Cramming for the final exam" A memory of college exams brings to mind the phrase: “All-nighters…
text "I dream of a Church that is a mother and a shepherdess." As we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday in our liturgy this weekend, we also…
text "How wonderful is it to be alive?" In a stunning little book entitled “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,&rdquo…
text "Before enlightenment, the laundry. After enlightenment, the laundry." As I waited patiently in line at the local grocery store, I was fascinated…
text It wasn't the apple on the tree, it was the pair on the ground." When I first heard this playful explanation of Adam and Eve’s behavior…
audio Imitating God’s mercy For 13 March 2012, Tuesday of 3rd week of Lent, based on Matthew 18:21-35
audio We share the authority of Jesus For 10 January 2012, Tuesday of the first week in ordinary time, based on Mark…
audio Can we say “yes” with Mary? For 20 December 2011, Tuesday of 4th week of Advent, based on Luke 1:26-38
