Spring Training for baseball has begun! The great baseball manager Leo Durocher was once asked who was the all-time favorite player he had coached. Lots of people were shocked when…
Once there was a small jazz club in New Orleans. In a corner of that club sat an old dilapidated piano. All of the jazz artists complained about this antiquated…
In today’s Gospel (John 4:5-42). Jesus meets a woman at the well who is very unhappy. She’s tried five different husbands and none have made her happy. The surprise is…
Smiling is infectious,you catch it like the flu.When someone smiled at me today,I started smiling too. I passed around the cornerand someone saw my grin.When he smiled I realizedI’d passed…
Fr. Med Laz has been involved in Haiti for over 20 years. He witnessed thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic working 12 hours a day for $1.00 a day…
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…
When this is over,may we never againtake for grantedA handshake with a strangerFull shelves at the storeConversations with neighborsA crowded theatreFriday night outThe taste of communionA routine checkupThe school rush…
This weekend’s story of the Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1-9) is the biblical equivalent of a movie night out. We get to see previews of movies yet to be released. The Transfiguration…
In today’s Gospel (Matthew 17:1-9) we hear about Jesus’ Transfiguration on the mountain. His face shines like the sun, his clothes become white and two dead people appear – Moses…
It was during the early days of television. A workman was placing television transmitters at the very top of the Empire State building in New York City. Seeing him at…
Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one thoroughly groveling failure was Peter. Judas was a success in the ways that most impress us: he…
Lloyd John Ogilvie was the Chaplain of the US Senate from 1995 to 2003. He wrote a book some years ago titled, Falling into Greatness. In it he tells about…
Have you ever noticed where God placed his treasure on this earth? The treasure is not gold, but Gospel. Not silver, but Good News. Not hard, cold cash, but grace,…
What if the Church lived out its life in such a way that others could not help but see it?What if Christians were so different that society became long-neck gawkers…
