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Give Them Some Food Yourselves

Originally, Jesus gave his first followers sustenance and nourishment when they found themselves in a deserted place outside the town of Bethsaida. He ministered to all their needs, bringing order, healing and...

The Trinity Embraces, Surrounds, and Enfolds Us

On the Sunday following Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity; nowhere, however, does the word “Trinity” appear in the Bible. It was a word invented to describe the mystery of...

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Give Them Some Food Yourselves

Originally, Jesus gave his first followers sustenance and nourishment when they found themselves in a deserted place outside the town of Bethsaida. He ministered to all their needs, bringing order, healing and meaning...

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American Amnesia

Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that not only degenerates the body but also more tragically, erases a person’s life memories, daily functions and complete personality. Alzheimer’s dire affects are magnified...

We Must Press On, No Matter What

“A young man sat on a park bench contemplating his troubles. His business was failing, it seemed he owed everyone money, and he was on the brink of bankruptcy. An elderly gentleman soon appeared and sat next to him. ‘I...

May the Lord be Generous to You

In an 1894 letter to her newlywed cousin, St. Therese of Lisieux wrote: “I am asking our Lord to be as generous to you as He was to the bridal pair at Cana. May He invariably change the water into wine! I mean...

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Give Them Some Food Yourselves

Originally, Jesus gave his first followers sustenance and nourishment when they found themselves in a deserted place outside the town of Bethsaida. He ministered to all their needs, bringing order, healing and meaning...

The Killing of a President

The list of regime changes and assassinations in the history of the world is long and dynamic. It is and has been part of the flow and change in countries around the globe. Few nations have been exempt from this...

Entering Into God’s Divine Embrace

At least once a year, we need to venture into the infinitude of God and to explore it rather than shy away from such impossibility. We wonder about this lure of the infinite that makes us feel so very small, so...

Signs of the Holy Spirit

Once there was a suburban parish that wanted a special painting for the church vestibule, honoring the Holy Spirit and Pentecost; the theme would be that, through the Church, God calls all nations to be one family. A...

The Bane of a Man’s Existence

Despite one’s personal thinking and the absolute chaos of American politics since the start of the Biden administration, it is difficult not to have any sympathetic thoughts about Joe Biden’s recent announcement that he...

The Best and the Favorite

My children sometimes talk about things Tom and I got right in our parenting. It’s a blessing that they notice these things and hope to include them in their own parenting. The most recent example of this is my older...

Divine Real Estate

Growing up, I remember having a keen interest in real estate shows. These many years later, I think they interested me because as the hosts moved from town-to-town, neighborhood-to-neighborhood, and house-to-house, they...