Once there was a British story named Tom Brown’s School Days; it was about a very popular boy named Tom who was a student at an English boarding school. He and a dozen other boys lived in one of...
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...
One summer morning a farmer named Ned was helping his neighbor Willy build a new fence, but the work was going slowly. Finally, Ned deliberately dropped a fence post in a muddy puddle of water, splattering both men with mud. Ned’s wife happened to...
When I started to discern my vocation in the Church, it was an amazing experience. All that I had done before in my life did not prepare me for the joy and peace, thrill and challenge of vocational discernment. I...
The very fact that we are called upon to reflect on the familiar page of the Gospel (Matthew 17:1-9) describing the Transfiguration, should prompt us to reflect on OUR Transfiguration as the Body of Christ meant to glow...
We need to start our reflection on temptations with some solid good news: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without...
Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving are the key practices of Lent. These themes are reflected in the Gospel of St. John. Although these are not directly outlined in John’s Gospel as teachings, they point to examples that...
In the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus speaks at length to us with examples that are plain, ordinary, familiar and, therefore, too direct and too personal to be easily dismissed. (Matthew 5:17-37) As he teaches about...
One of the keys to a happier, fuller life is learning how to live with the “thorn in your flesh,” for we all have at least one. Frankly, as a psychotherapist I have found we all carry many. It has astonished me...
On the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, (February 2) we reflected upon our lofty call to be the light of the world; a light which is expected to shine amid the darkness all around it. On the...
We have now received the blessings of waiting for the Christ child, the miracle of His holy birth, and the arrival of the Magi. It’s hard to believe we are almost ready for our walk toward Calvary and the stone rolling...
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