God had spoken. The prophets had listened and shared this Good News with the people of God. Some ears heard, others were distracted and still some ears ignored our Lord. Hearts and minds yearned for that promised moment when the expected Lord would appear among them. They knew He would be born in the stock… Continue Reading »
God so loved the world that He sent forth His only begotten Son—to preach and teach, to heal and renew, and to die and rise in fulfillment of the ancient Scriptures. The Risen Christ transformed the history of humanity, and the whole world. Let there be no doubt. No great king, emperor or ruler has… Continue Reading »
Troubadours gathered in the town square dancing and sang with a spirit of joy and glory. Fools quietly stood amid the shade of local alleyways sharing old stories, broken dreams and hearts filled with a sad sense of this life. Children spontaneously chased one another playing tag, hide and seek, and doing so with a… Continue Reading »
God the Father willed that you, me and every human being be created out of Divine love and in His image and likeness. Your moment of conception was a moment when the Divine granted you a place in the unfolding story of the human race. Your life, all human life, though frail in nature, is,… Continue Reading »
Among the Apostles we have St. Peter, the apostle who actually was the most frustrating of all the twelve apostles. Then there is Thomas who doubted. And do NOT forget St. Mathew, a greedy tax collector. These three men made up one fourth of Christ’s chosen apostles. Wow! Throw in Judas, the real betrayer, and… Continue Reading »
When our trust has been broken, or when the people to whom we look up to fall short, or when leaders fail us, we can feel anger or disappointment toward them. All this might be absolutely legitimate. Nonetheless, I strongly encourage you to live your life with a top priority and actual ability to forgive… Continue Reading »
Love of enemy and the stranger are ancient and paramount requirements if one intends to truly live out the Gospel. Lacking such love of our fellow human beings is a grave sin in our Christian tradition. Christ never rejected any person because of their race, ethnicity or tribe. Never. Sadly, we now live in a… Continue Reading »
Jesus said, “Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.” Here our good Lord emphasizes the need on your part and my part to draw near, into His company and to go out each day keenly aware… Continue Reading »
Being a Good Shepherd by following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ has always been and continues to be a real challenge to many teenagers, even older teenagers and those in their twenties, even early thirties. Striving to live a life of goodness is in itself so often laughed at, mocked or insulted by millions… Continue Reading »
All time is God’s time and human history is but a part of God’s eternity. As farmers, city slickers with a green thumb, true gardeners, arborists, and nursery men, we truly understand that a seed must die in appropriate soil in order for its crop, flower or tree to be born into new life. Picture… Continue Reading »
