Dear Parishioners,
“Teacher, where are you staying?” “Come and see.”
The two disciples in today’s gospel ask a simple, straight-forward question: “Teacher, where are you staying?” An answer to this […]
Dear Parishioners,
Why would anyone choose to give myrrh to a baby? This is very likely what was going through Mary’s mind as the magi presented their gifts to […]
Dear Parishioners,
It’s become commonplace nowadays for people to put together a bucket list. This is a list of things that they wish to experience or accomplish before they […]
Dear Parishioners,
“Let it be done to me according to your Word.” The history of the world turned on that line. All that God planned to do to save […]
Dear Parishioners,
John the Baptist is the major character of today’s gospel, and we should not fail to notice the bizarre way he responds to the question that is […]
Dear Parishioners,
There is an old rabbinic story about a farmer named Isaac who went to his neighbor and asked to borrow his donkey. The neighbor said, “I’m sorry […]
Dear Parishioners,
Efficiency and organization are certainly gifts, but they are not the most important ones. There are other qualities that are more fundamental, more necessary for life.
A young […]
Dear Parishioners,
Today’s gospel presents Jesus as the judge of the entire world. It reminds us that a day will come where we will stand before the Lord to […]
Dear Parishioners,
It is easier for us to see what is negative rather than what is good. We tend to focus on what is wrong rather than on what […]
Dear Parishioners,
Many of us are suspicious of the promises that people make to us and sometimes even of the promises that we make to ourselves. It is common […]
