Blessed
The Sermon on the Mount (in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 5-7) is Jesus’ longest discourse. He tells his disciples (and the crowd gathered around them) his vision for the world, how his followers...
A Few Thoughts About 2020: I Know You’re Glad It’s Over
The year 2020 – and for that matter, the beginning of 2021 – was a challenge for us linguistically. We had to come up with new ways to say, “Unprecedented events” and “Living through...
“There is nothing new under the sun….” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). “Behold, I make all things new…” (Revelation 21:5).
As I reflect on the changes that are occurring in our world, I am struck by these two biblical verses and the truth that both embody. On the one hand, a new year is...
It’s a New Year, and Despite Coronavirus and Everything Else Wrong with the World, the Son Is Still Unconquered
As you know, holidays can be ambiguous times. For most of us, Thanksgiving was not as happy or festive as it usually is. We may have had turkey, but most of us did not...
Gratitude
It is November, the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a day set aside to celebrate. We will eat large amounts of food and relax with family....
Exploring the Revelation of Jesus Christ
The Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, has been a mystery to most people since it was written. The book contains strange images and frightening scenes of death and destruction, suffering...
The Gift of Presence
I think we have all had the experience of someone important showing up at a key time in our lives and making a difference. When my grandmother died, one of my oldest friends, whom...
9 Minutes of Silence for George Floyd — event on June 7
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Like you, I have been dismayed, angry, saddened, despairing — and sometimes encouraged by people doing the right thing — over the last ten days. Our country has plunged...
Is there More?
Have you ever felt that there just had to be more to life than getting up, going to work (or school), coming home, eating, watching some TV (or YouTube or playing some video...
Suffering and Hope
Whenever I think about suffering, two passages from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans come to mind. St. Paul knew suffering. He knew physical suffering (beaten with a cat o’ nine tails...
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