Mary’s Immaculate Conception! December 9, 2024 MARY LOOKED UPWARD Mary looked back and saw a surprise, A life unexpected, before her eyes. The angel came with news divine, That… Read more
A New Direction!! December 8, 2024 You won’t find John the Baptist at any manger scenes or on a Hallmark card, not even Advent cards. He… Read more
Give, Give, Give! December 7, 2024 James I. McCord, the former president emeritus of Princeton University Theological School, once told the story of a man who… Read more
We Just Need a Blessing! December 6, 2024 The problem with our society is that we don’t understand the power nor the dynamics of giving a blessing. We… Read more
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
