Reconciliation and Homecoming
This Lent, I am reading “Becoming Instruments of God’s Peace,” daily reflections on St. Francis’ peace prayer. Last week focused on the line, “Where there is injury, pardon.” I found myself restless with the...
God Is the Gardener
How are you doing with Lent? Are you making any headway with spiritual growth? As we move into the heart of Lent, we may feel discouraged because we find we cannot make the changes...
We All Need Reassurance Sometimes
My nephew Andy has autism. When he was young, he would frequently get fixated on a topic and ask the same questions over and over. For example, if the family was planning a trip,...
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
When a situation is unjust, I cannot keep my mouth shut. I have always been this way and it has gotten me in trouble on more occasions than I can count. After all, in...
The Baptism of Our Lord
Two years into the illnesses that led to my mother’s death, she was hospitalized for ten days. Her legs had stopped functioning; she had lost the ability to speak coherently. We found she had...
Restoring Our Sight
Seeing ordinarily refers to eyesight, in a physiological sense. But in communication, in a general sense, “seeing” can be used in many metaphoric ways. We refer to the “mind’s eye,” for example, to refer...
We Are Servants
This Sunday’s Gospel is among my favorite passages in the New Testament. It is the story of some of the Apostles’ vying for the top spot in Jesus’ “Table of Organization.” These men have...
Removing the Obstacles
Hard message in today’s Gospel. Who among us is ready and willing to take up the challenge? There are countless stories about Saints who have heeded the admonition to “give it all up” and...
Jesus and the Children
Today’s Gospel carries two very important messages: one about marriage, the other about bringing children to the Lord. Now, there is much to say about either subject. But if I write about marriage, this...
Taking Sin Seriously
Calvin Coolidge was known as a man of few words. When he returned home from Sunday services one morning, his wife asked him what the preacher had talked about. “Sin,” he replied. “What did...
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