As a choral musician, I have had the opportunity to perform Handel’s Messiah several times in my life. This piece is a wonderful portrayal of the drama of salvation...[read more]
Happy New Year! Today, as we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent, the Church begins a new Liturgical Year. And yet, something seems strange with our readings: instead of...[read more]
Jesus’ words to us at the beginning of today’s Gospel are a striking reminder that this world is only temporary. This world will eventually come to an end, and...[read more]
As we enter the last month of the Church year, the focus of our readings begins to shift. We will begin to hear Jesus speak more about the end...[read more]
Like so many passages of Sacred Scripture, the story of Zacchaeus that we read in today’s Gospel seems simple and straightforward. When we begin to look deeper, however, we...[read more]
In our Gospel Readings over the past few weeks, we have been focusing a lot on prayer. This Sunday, that theme continues. This time, however, instead of teaching about...[read more]
When I was a kid, I remember seeing a commercial on TV for a financial services company where several different people would yell the phrase “It’s my money, and...[read more]
Imagine for a moment that you’re walking into a store. There is a person following close behind you, so you decide to hold the door open for them. That...[read more]
After my first year of university, my parents took me to buy a new car. I had my sights set on a brand-new vehicle, which I instantly fell in...[read more]
There’s an old saying that “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” In other words, the more important or powerful a person is, the more difficult it is...[read more]
