Reflection for Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
How would you feel if someone you loved very much said to you and seemed to really mean it, ” you devil, you Satan?” You would be hurt and probably […]
How would you feel if someone you loved very much said to you and seemed to really mean it, ” you devil, you Satan?” You would be hurt and probably […]
In many the miraculous cures the Church finds a spiritual application. This is the case with the deaf and mute in today’s Gospel. Due to the original sin we […]
Every once in a while the question returns to me, ” how can I be sure I am going to go to heaven? ” Children ask adults this question – […]
We know that life on this earth ends in death. As persons of faith we also know the beyond that death begins a new life- life eternal with God. Today […]
I am sure that each of us has his or her own memory of the Operation Desert Shields/ Desert Storm. Each of us knew someone” over there ” Perhaps a […]
Through the manna, the bread from heaven. God gave the Israelites life, saving them from imminent death. Through this bread from heaven their faith in God’s care for them was […]
The people who followed Jesus were continually amazed at the miracles that he performed. They followed him out of curiosity and out of need. He cured the sick, cast out […]
Few scenes in the Gospel are more moving, more touching d. than today’s from Saint Mark. Jesus and the apostles are exhausted , they tried to get away from the […]
This week we listen to Jesus as he sends the disciples out to preach of the need for repentance , and to heal the sick by casting out demons. This […]
On July 4th in most American communities , there are parades , festivals and speeches given concerning Independence Day and the significance it has for all citizens. Such speeches probably […]