The Gospel passage from Luke (16:1-13) is a part of a series of parables dealing with spiritual crises that are generated when we misuse our possessions, when we end up being possessed by our possessions. Last Sunday’s Gospel was about the...
When I was young, my mother would constantly remind me: Put your boots on…Bring an umbrella…Don’t forget to pack your lunch. In my youthful wisdom, I would chuckle and say, “Okay, mom” and proceed to follow none of the...
There are times when we tell ourselves that nothing’s new, that human nature doesn’t change, and that history simply repeats itself. The Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes tells us: “What has been, that will be; what has been done, that will be done...
Dear Father: I just wanted to say thank you for the marvelous homily you delivered for Gaudete Sunday. When you shared your experience as a prison chaplain and how the prisoners would ask for and receive bibles and rosaries, I was touched...
For some unknown reason, MSNBC decided not to broadcast an interview it had with the Magi. However, Catholic Journal’s crack investigation department has secured the transcript and has printed it in its entirety below. Mr. Matthews: Tonight we will...
I don’t know who first uttered these words but they set forth us an important bit of wisdom: If there is nothing above us we will be consumed by all that is around us. Our nation’s Founding Fathers recognized its truth when they wrote: We hold these...
Prompted by today’s readings I want to share some thoughts with you about listening and hearing — seriously hearing, genuinely hearing — and I begin with a story. It’s about a young girl in college. It was just before Christmas break...
In the mid-1950s, during my first year out of college, I was a social caseworker. Like most of my colleagues, I had a variety of cases, including single mothers and their children, blind and disabled people, and individuals on old age assistance...
