How does the Lord reveal himself to us? The Psalmist says the Lord reveals himself through his saving power and wondrous deeds. And he reveals himself to us with kindness and faithfulness. In this season of Easter, we are ...

In today's gospel, Luke tells the story of the centurion whose slave is sick. The centurion was a Roman soldier would have represented to Jesus and other Jews, a government which cruelly suppressed the Jewish people and ...

There are very few Old Testament stories as unforgettable and riveting as today's story of Daniel in the Lion's Den. We are awed at Daniel's utter confidence in God to sustain him through his impending death.||Faith in God ...

A PONDERING||The closest we get to true freedom is trusting God and that is the closest we get to doing or living God's "will". Having trust in something or especially somebody is a quite selfless act. Trusting can be the ...

PRE-PRAYERING||It takes a degree of humility to be surprised. Those who suffer from insecurity and fear are attracted to the familiar and arranged. Being surprised can make us appear, at least to ourselves, silly or ...

"The souls of the just are in the hands of God and no torment shall touch them." Book of Wisdom ||Among the pictures on my refrigerator are the newspaper obit and photo of my lifelong academic/professional mentor and a ...

Every year on the 2nd of Novembers we commemorate "All the Faithful Departed." (All Souls Day) The Liturgy provides for priests who may wish to offer three Masses that day. Many people think that this is an exception made ...

We have all been there. Sitting in church on a weekday at 10:00 a.m. waiting for the funeral of mother taken by cancer who left a husband to care for three small children, or a young relative so full of promise, who died ...

Nothing Lost||One of our great human fears is the fear of losing something/someone, or of being lost ourselves. Children fear when their parents seem far away; parents hold on tight to little hands lest they lose their ...

PRE-PRAYERING||We show our appreciation for musical and dramatic renditions by enthusiastic applause which can go on just a certain length of time. Who decides when the applause should begin to die down and cease? We all ...