‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.   For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I ...

Is temptation good?     Certainly, it’s not a sin to be tempted.     Otherwise, our Lord could never have been tempted Himself.     But He w...

  In 1977, the television mini-series “Jesus of Nazareth”, directed by Franco Zeffirelli was aired over a two-week period.   It is one of my...

  Clothe the naked.   Feed the hungry.   Shelter the homeless.   Care for your family.   Free the unjustly imprisoned.   The Lord says, ...

  Was Jesus happy in this life?   Certainly, His earthly existence was marked by hardship.   He was born in a cave, escaped Herod’s attempt ...

  The crowds were pressing in on Jesus to listen to Him, and He escaped to a nearby fishing boat on the Lake of Gennesaret — at first to bet...

  It’s simple. Love your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:34-40).   But ...

  It’s so consoling to think of heaven as a wedding feast. I think that Jesus must have loved wedding feasts and found them to be the closes...

  My reflection today is about the wealthy landowner who at the end of the day paid everyone the same daily wage, even though some only spen...

  The Gospel at Mass today is one of my favorites (Luke 2:22-40).   The account of Jesus’ Presentation to God in the Temple reminds me of en...

  After spending Thanksgiving weekend with the family up at the cabin, I find myself battling   a cold that I must have picked up from my mi...

  As a rule, the patience of virtue is not one of the strong points of people in today’s world.   We want things to be done quickly and effi...

  I’ll bet we’ve all seen pictures of hooded and robed people walking with signs that warn, “Repent, the end is near!”   Or, how about, “The...

  "All Souls Day."   It’s a day to celebrate, reverence and remember those who have gone before us.   We remember our loved ones –...

  There is much symbolism connected with sight, and the encounter between Jesus and Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) has so much to teach us. To s...

Every month for the last 20 years I was working I had to attend a “manager’s meeting.”  A key phrase the CEO made sure we heard and learned ...

Any business consultant will advise having a mission behind a company, a vision for where you’re going, and strategies to help make that hap...

Something I like to do, especially around Palm Sunday through Pentecost, is to read the accounts of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of ...

  Every now and then, when reflecting on the Gospels, I try to put myself in the scene.   I like to think that I’m a pretty faithful person ...

  There are several resources available online that inform us of the “Saint of the Day”.   These are short biographies of canonized (“sainte...