If you ask people who Saint Patrick was, you’re likely to hear that he was an Irishman who chased the snakes out of Ireland. The real Saint Patrick was not…
Jesus’s relationships with women, as depicted in the Bible, were so special, so different from those of the ordinary men of his time and of other religious leaders. Temple University…
I can’t fathom what it would be like to be born blind….To live my whole life in darkness….To only hear voices and sounds….To never see sunrises or sunsets, flowers, trees,…
When a group of tourists saw a legless war veteran go to the Shrine at Lourdes to bathe in its healing and miraculous waters, they whispered and laughed, “Does he…
In the midst of our Lenten journey, God doesn’t see us as everyone else sees us. People around us may see us as cool, successful, unattractive, popular, old, whatever. It…
I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day,I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray. Problems just tumbled about me and…
We all have skepticism in us. Think about these phrases: “Open wide now, this isn’t going to hurt a bit.” “It is easy to assemble. Just follow the directions.” “Please,…
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…
