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This morning at the gym the music system played a song that I’ve not heard in years, but at one time long ago was a memorable and impactful part of…

Some folks will get this, some won't. When we read the Story of Lazarus we have an idea of what happened 2000 years ago.  When we slowly and prayerfully read…

In today’s Gospel Jesus flies in the face of Temple tradition and has a discussion with a Samaritan woman alone, just the two of them. It is good to remember…

In todays’s Gospel Story Jesus is transfigured and his disciples get to see the fullness of who he really is. While we know what the Story tells us about the…

In today’s Gospel Story Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its flavor, with what can it be seasoned?”. In the Alleluia we…

This Sunday’s Gospel Story is from a part of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount known as the Beatitudes. We are hearing this Story in the setting of more shootings, both…

Jesus says “The Kingdom of God is at hand”. As we look around at headlines, web pages, tweets, etc, it seems that quite a few folks want to use the…

One of the many things we can learn from Christmas is that for God people are important. Jesus came among us through people who were on the peripheries — an…

The Gospel Stories speak to us in the setting of what is going on in our life when we read or hear them. Right now with the death of my…

In today’s Gospel Story (Lk 12:32-48) Jesus is telling his disciples, and us, to be alert because they/we do not know when he is coming into our lives. This is…