In the Gospel of John, Jesus showed us what a servant’s heart looks like when he washed the feet of the apostles. Parishes often reenact this event on Holy Thursday. Pitchers of water are poured over feet and then dried with…
How to Have a Servant’s Heart
Reverend William Henry Anderdon, Modern Evangelist
A man is not a saint because many years after his death he was proclaimed so. And a man is not an evangelist by having traveled much as he preached. The man of today’s essay may not be proclaimed a…
What Prayer Does Not Dare Ask
A few Sundays ago, the opening prayer (known as the collect) really hit me between the eyes. Ever have that experience? It was as if the words of the prayer seemed louder and clearer than normal. They stopped me in…
Catholic Social Teaching Principles in the Workplace
Many organizations in Western culture subscribe to a secular philosophy when conducting business as it relates to their labor management policies and practices. I believe that Catholic Social Teaching Principles (CSTP) can be successfully introduced into organizations, but it would…
Redefining Success
“Do all your work in love.” (1 Cor. 16: 14) “God, what does success look like to you in this situation?” I don’t know where I read this phrase, but I copied it on a sticky note and stuck it…
Of Saints and Souls
It’s not often that God gives a glimpse of what awaits us in the afterlife. By pondering the lives of the saints and even the holy souls, we can gain a clearer understanding. We should not aspire to be mediocre…
The Hardest Work I Do: Evangelizing in My Home
Being on-fire for my faith is one thing when I’m out in public. Those people out there, after all, don’t see me first thing in the morning, before I’ve had my coffee or eased into the reality of a new…
Generosity’s Rules
We post moderns have many curiosities about the way we think and do things. For instance, some of us believe that a place for everything and everything in its place is a great way to live. It makes things neat…
Doing what is right even when it is difficult
Anyone who has tried to be good discovers quite quickly that goodness can be difficult. The thing that is right is not always the same as the thing that is easy: doing what is right will sometimes mean doing difficult…
Shabbat Dinner and this Catholic GUEST
As a young man I attended a Catholic high school for two years. One of the best courses I ever had and still remember is Religions of the World. We covered different religious beliefs and it gave me an appreciation…