“I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother.” Hard words from today’s Gospel (Mt 10:34-11:1). But, I’m going to warn you in advance–just to temper your expectations–today’s blog post isn’t really about this…
Faith to Evangelize Without Seeing Fruit
Just Do It!
Readings for July 12, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Everybody likes free gifts. Advertisers know that a campaign will have much better results if there are free samples or a free gift with every purchase. A friend of mine lived…
Praying the Gay Away…Or Not
Recently I stumbled upon this video on Facebook and felt compelled to share it with you along with a few of my thoughts. Please take a moment to watch it, it’s under twenty minutes – you’ve got the time 🙂 After…
Vulnerability
We’re all sinners. We hurt each other. We hurt each other even when we purport to love each other. In fact, it is easiest to hurt when we also love. I’ve had relatives disparage my cooking. I could care less….
Images
20-minute shortie treating a couple of my favorite Catholic artworks. The camcorder ran out of memory right at the end, so it’s a bit abrupt.
Protect Us From All Anxiety
Recently on Twitter someone I follow sent me this quote from Fr. Ron Rolheiser: “The opposite of fear is not doubt but anxiety.” The older I have become I have noticed more and more anxiety creeping into my life. But…
God gave me three chances
In Eve’s Apple, Marie Therese Kceif talks about her life as three chances, three careers, three marriages and three apples. “Many times in my life God has had to give me three or more chances in different ways and through…
St. Catherine of Siena and Prayer
Prayer has been heavily on my mind these last few weeks. It began on retreat when the question “how do you pray?” was posed and the group asked to respond. Everyone who answered talked about the prayers they say each…
Miracles Jesus Couldn’t Do
Readings for July 5, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Over the last two Sundays, the gospel of Mark has been making it abundantly clear that Jesus is indeed God Almighty, ruler of the world and lord over life and death….
The Flexibility To Serve
I’ve always found today’s Gospel reading difficult to understand. It felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter. Then a thoughtful soul explained that, no, you really can’t fast in…