Are You Passing Up the Green Pastures of Abundant Life?
Readings for May 11, 2014: Fourth Sunday of Easter The atheist philosopher of the 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said: “if Christians want me to believe in their…
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Emmaus: From Despair to Joy
Readings for May 4, 2014: Third Sunday of Easter What a disappointment! They thought they’d found the Messiah. But he’d been trapped like an animal and executed as…
The Story That Just HAD to Be Shared
Readings for April 27, 2014: Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy The Gospels tell an incredible story. A virginal conception. Miraculous healings. Even people coming back…
What the Resurrection Means for Us
Readings for April 20, 2014: The Resurrection of the Lord, The Mass of Easter Sunday The serpent’s bite was a deadly one. The venom had worked its way…
The Victory of Humility
Readings for April 13, 2014: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion When a conquering hero of the ancient world rode into town in triumph, it was in a…
One Ark, One Captain
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie seems to be doing well in theaters, and with some Catholic critics, even if it didn’t get the papal thumbs-up they’d hoped for. To…
The Man Born Blind
Readings for March 30, 2014: Fourth Sunday of Lent The Lion of Judah is no tame lion. Neither is he predictable. While walking along the streets of Jerusalem…
The Original Meaning of Lent
Readings for March 23, 2014: Third Sunday of Lent Lent’s a time of introspection. We read Exodus, and watch the Israelites grumbling, even after the amazing things God…
Lenten Transfiguration
Readings for March 16, 2014: Second Sunday of Lent Imagine: you are ten years past customary retirement age. It’s time finally to kick back and relax. You live…
The Great Deception
Readings for March 9, 2014: First Sunday of Lent As I crossed the great divide of puberty, I formed a vivid image of God.. He was a grumpy…