A young woman preparing to bake a ham sliced off the ends before putting it into the cooking pan.ย ย Her little daughter was watching her, and asked, โMommy, why did you do that?โย The woman answered, โBecause thatโs the way my mother always did it...
The scripture readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ focus on covenants. In the Book of Exodus (24:3-8), at Mt. Sinai, Moses sprinkled blood upon the Israelites, a symbol of Godโs desire to make them part of His โbloodโ...
Whenever Jesus wants to convey a difficult spiritual concept, he resorts to timeless images of daily living. Thus, his Words of Life are forever associated with pictures from the life that we live ourselves or with which we are somewhat familiar...
A priest once told me a story of being invited to the home of a young couple shortly after the birth of their newborn baby. Upon arriving at their home, he was greeted by the proud parents and asked if he would like to hold their baby. And, of...
