Tag: Love

Loving Anyone or Anything More than God

A little boy went camping with his parents for the first time. The family was at a national park in the mountains, and the boy was fascinated by everything he saw. One morning he went off exploring by himself, and came to an overlook set above a...

Following Jesus

In the past, I ministered at one of the prisons in Michigan. In that experience, I learned that there are basically two types of inmates. There are those who will benefit from the experience, take advantage of the counseling opportunities that are...

Acting as Children of the Light

To use a cliché we could say that the world and the Church so differ from each other as night and day. This analogy is intentional and revealing because it is first used by Christ who is the Light that shines in the darkness of the world. It is also...

The Presence of God in Our Lives

The readings for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ex 22:20-26; 1 Thes 1:5-10; Mt 22:34-40) should be considered a plea to God to open our eyes of faith to be able to see his presence, to become more aware of it and to live in it fully, trustingly...

A Bureaucrat’s Nightmare

The National Archives in Washington, D.C. has an excellent online gift store. Recently, I stumbled across a collection of “red tape” souvenirs in the form of pendants and cufflinks and paperweights. The words on the paperweight are interesting:...

A Special Priest: Fr. Vincent Capodanno

He didn’t have to be there, not in that place and at that time. But there he was. He could have been back at the base in Da Nang, waiting for the soldiers to return, and no one would have given it a second thought. But he chose to be with the men...

Once in a while, it is OK to Sing the Blues

Once in a while, it is OK to sing the blues. The peaks of joy and elation would not feel so high if it weren’t for the valleys of sorrow, trials and feeling blue. So, we join Isaiah as he sings God’s blues. “Let me now sing of my friend, my friend’s...

Contemplating the Mind of God

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8) Have you had anyone ask you the following question? “If there is a loving God, how could He permit all the suffering that is caused by such things as...