Every inch of this land is blessed, From sea to sea, from east to west. Together, let us build and strive, To keep democracy alive. Justice, mercy, peace we seek, For every soul, the…
“Everyone, everyone, everyone,” was a phrase often used by Pope Francis. The Pope kept calling for inclusion and acceptance of all others. Pope Francis often said that the Catholic Church,…
Some early studies about racial prejudice showed that we’re quite capable of reordering our perceptions of the world around us in order to maintain our conviction that we’re right. A group of…
Who do you say that I am? Wherever we turn in life we are faced with the implications of this question that Jesus asks in today’s Gospel (Matthew 16:13-19). Throughout…
At the time of the assassination of Mahatma Ghandi, the playwright, George Bernard Shaw said, “This shows how dangerous it is to be too good.” The cruel death of Jesus…
A grandmother was celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband, their family and their friends. A granddaughter asked her about her secret to a long and happy marriage. The…
A new homeowner’s riding lawn mower had broken down, and he had been working fruitlessly for two hours trying to get it back together. Suddenly, one of his neighbors appeared…
That God does not compare or rank God’s own children seems to be a point almost impossible for us to grasp, because we live in a world which ranks and…
William Bennett wrote a little book a few years ago which he named, “The Death of Outrage.” There was a time when society showed outrage at people’s misconduct. But no…
One night, a mother fixed a special meal for her family: turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, and apple pie for dessert. It was everyone’s…
Certain memorable events happen in all of our lives that shape and form us, especially our outlook on life. I was fortunate that one of these events happened in 1970…
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more,…
Long before he became Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost shared some personal thoughts and insights: ” Brothers, sisters… I speak to you, especially to those who no longer believe, no…
A rabbi and a soap maker went for a walk together. The soap maker had some negative things to say about religion: “What good is religion? Just look around you.…
There was once a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but…
