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]
One of the interesting things about the Gospels is that when Jesus is asked a question, he hardly ever responds with a direct answer. Often, he will respond with...[read more]
Jesus’ words about division in today’s Gospel almost seem out of place. Jesus is the same person who has told us to “love our enemies” and “pray for those...[read more]
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” These words, taken from today’s Second Reading, form my favorite definition of what it means...[read more]
Growing up, our Pastor at my parish back home was fond of reminding us in his homilies that “there is no U-Haul that follows the hearse to the cemetery.”...[read more]
As a kid, I used to always love to walk through the toy aisles whenever my parents took us shopping. Occasionally they would let us buy something, but more...[read more]