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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It may seem that this is a terrible time, and in many ways, it is. People are suffering and dying from COVID-19. Many people lost their jobs. Others who are keeping their jobs are...
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Here is a link to some thoughts about the Church and the world in an epidemic. You are all in my prayers, Please reach out to me if...