How do I get there from here? That question used to be part of every car trip to an unfamiliar place, at least when the wife got her way and the husband asked for directions. About twenty years ago, a newly married couple from the parish invited me...
Collecting loose change isn’t always a good thing; in fact, one college professor recognized it as a sign that he was getting overly tired or depressed. If he found a lot of change in parking lots or while walking on campus, that made him realize he...
During the remainder of this month, the liturgy focuses our attention on the end times. In the Gospel (Luke 20:27-38) for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus encounters those who like to test and trap him with outlandish examples of “what...
Do you ever stop to think about what you’re doing as the years go by? Are you simply letting them add on? Or, do you view these years as fresh opportunities in your ongoing maturing process? As you grow older, do you focus on growing or older...
St. Paul put his love of Christ into a plan of action for his own life when he said: “…I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ…” (Philippians 3:12) He...
While we have been in the Ordinary Time season for a few weeks now, from this weekend forward the liturgical color will be green on Sunday. Green is a color of hope. It also evokes new life and growth. So during this Ordinary Time, we are encouraged...
Jesus said…”I came to bring fire on the earth; how I wish it were already kindled.” (Luke 12:4-5) There are many things we hear today to which we say: “I was never taught that when I was in school!” True. That usually...
Then Zechariah said to the angel: How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years. (Luke 1:18) Do you ever stop to think about what you’re doing as the years go by? Are you simply letting them add on? Or, do you...
