The Advent Wreath! December 5, 2024 THE ADVENT WREATH During Advent, candles are lit as a sign of hope, Not just a ritual of piety but a… Read more
Giving Out of Obligation! December 4, 2024 A rabbi was asked, “Which act of charity is higher–giving out of obligation or giving from the heart?” All in the… Read more
First Words in the Morning! December 3, 2024 Several years ago, a radio station ran a contest. Disc jockeys invited their listeners to tune in their clock radios. “Just… Read more
A True Servant! December 2, 2024 A True Servant! Robert Fulghum, who wrote “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” said that he placed alongside… Read more
The Empty Chair! December 1, 2024 One day a family called their parish priest to come over because their elderly grandfather was very sick and dying.… Read more
“He Loved Us!” November 30, 2024 On October 24, 2024, Pope Francis came out with a new encyclical entitled, Dilexit Nos, “He Loved Us.” “Encyclical” means a “circulating… Read more
Count Your Blessings! November 29, 2024 COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes, For the bounty of food that fills our wishes. Thank… Read more
Happy Thanksgiving! November 28, 2024 When the Pilgrims celebrated that first Thanksgiving in 1621, they had almost nothing. And yet they celebrated as if they… Read more
How Thanksgiving Came to Be! November 27, 2024 The American Civil War lasted for over four years, from April 12, 1861 to May 26, 1865. The Union Army… Read more
We Embrace and We Brace For! November 26, 2024 Every Thanksgiving gathering includes family members and others we cannot wait “To EMBRACE,” and some we have “To BRACE FOR”. This is especially… Read more
They Did Not Return! November 25, 2024 Every year the Gospel reading on Thanksgiving Day is from Luke 17:11-19. Jesus cures 10 lepers. Only one of them,… Read more
Grace, Pure and Simple! November 24, 2024 There was an article that featured e-mails from soldiers in war zones to family members back home. The one that… Read more
