|Last month I wrote about how I was feeling down and discouraged, isolated, worried about the pandemic. And now this month things are different, but not better. There's been violence, protests, more violence. I read the ...

|Today's readings are both about recognizing God and responding appropriately to God. In the preceding passages in Jeremiah, God tells Jeremiah to remind the people that they have ignored God's covenant and rules. They ...

|Today is the feast day of Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church. Coincidentally, she's my confirmation saint. I chose her for two reasons, one to honor my great-aunt Catherine who had recently died, and two ...

|In today's Gospel an important man has invested in his servants. He gives them money to care for while he is away. Two of the servants invest the money and can give back more than they were given when their master returns. ...

|"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." It's been a difficult time. It's been hard to stay hopeful. It would be easy to harden our hearts, to give up hope. But I hope, I think there is hope. It's a new year, ...

|We're living in hard times now. I know I'm feeling very isolated, very alone, and scared. I care for my mother who is disabled from a stroke, and I have to be really careful to avoid exposure so I don't expose her. Except ...

|Today is the feast of St. Martha. A while back I wrote about Martha and Mary and indicated I was more of a Mary, and when I was married I wasn't a very good housewife. But since my mother has been disabled by a stroke and ...

|My students have final tests and papers due and I'm reading them and making out final grades. Some of the papers are very good, but not all of them. I know they won't all be happy with their grades, and I feel bad about ...

|"In Christ we were chosen… so that we might exist for the praise of his glory."|When I teach World Literature and teach Candide, there is a section in the book where the main character finds El Dorado, a utopia, a paradise ...

|It's Ash Wednesday, and the question of the day is, "What are you giving up for Lent?"|This season is a time for sacrifice, but also for reconciliation, and for a greater awareness of our relationship to God. It is a time ...