Waiting for Perfection
“Oh Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” If you are Catholic…
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For Ever and Ever
I am sometimes shocked when I hear people say things like “I want to live forever!” The ones who have that to say are usually young, have no…
Admonish sinners
Sunday Readings for the 23nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 10 I used to think that God’s law was like those dumb rules we had to put up…
Sunday Mass in Galilee in Jesus’ language
An entry in my travel journal describes one Sunday in Galilee in 1988 on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land led by John Michael Talbot. As it does…
Peter and the Keys
Sunday Readings for August 27, 2017, the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time “More Catholic than the Pope.” There is nothing more quintessentially Catholic than the Papacy. When we…
The Canaanite Woman
Sunday Readings for August 20, 2017, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time The apostles thought she was a nuisance and asked Jesus to get rid of her. Jesus…
The Double Message of the Parable of the Sower and the Seed
Sunday Readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2017 I’ve always loved gardening. Seeds I’ve planted include carrot, cucumber, and of course, zucchini. In each…
The Bread of Life
Recently, I received an emailed “essay” attacking, specifically, transubstantiation. The author claimed to have had an “intellectual epiphany” based on the “unshakable Scriptures”. We, however, choose instead to…
Does Life Feel like a Chore?
Sunday Readings for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 9, 2017 I once knew a woman who called herself “a recovering Catholic.” It seems that as a child,…
Sins of Omission
You’ve heard the phrase in the title. I bet you have even formed a little catalog in your head of what is included. There are probably things in…