I’ve always thought that Jesus got himself crucified because he refused to be the kind of Messiah the people expected him to be. They wanted a revolutionary, didn’t they? Someone who would…
Remember when you go into the world tokeep your eyes and ears wide open.And be kind.Love one another.Take care of each other.Tell the truth.Always do your best.Listen to the big…
Do you know anyone who is financially well off and secure, who has an abundance of things and often dines in good restaurants, who enjoys life and has a good…
One day a 3rd Grade teacher read the Prodigal Son story to her religion class. As they were discussing the story, she asked them: “Now who was really sad when…
Once there was an eagle which hovered over a lake and suddenly swooped down and caught a two-foot long fish in its talons. Slowly, the bird rose with its ten…
The film Chocolat is based on the book of the same name. The film relates the story of a small French town during Lent. Everyone is trying hard to avoid…
Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. Einstein is generally considered the most…
Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was a great French Catholic philosopher. He said there were really only three questions in life that had to be answered: “Who am I?” “Where am I?” and “Where…
A California hospice nurse is pulling back the curtain on what people regret most in their final moments – and it’s a stark reminder to cherish life while you still…
Rivers do not drink their own water.Trees do not eat their own fruit.The sun does not shine on itself.And flowers do not spread theirown fragrance for themselves. Living for others…
With apologies to Carole King, I’d like to describe my friendship with Jesus Christ in a paraphrase of her ever popular song: When you’re down and troubledAnd you need someone…
Lent is a good time to ask myself: “Who are my enemies, and who do I feel justified in putting outside my Circle of Concern?” Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was an…
It’s a story that is repeated on every elementary school playground, nearly every day in our country. Two fourth-graders get into it during recess; something about “he did this, so…
Sometimes I enjoy watching “Antiques Road Show” on TV for just a few minutes. “Antiques” and “collectibles” have value because they have survived intact for a long period of time.…
ST. JOSEPH SPOKE NO WORDS St. Joseph spoke no words, it’s true, But trusted God in all he’d do. In silence, strength was quietly sown, His actions spoke where none were known. Sometimes…
