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A reflection on the readings for Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time, July 5th, 2016. Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13Psalm 115The Holy Gospel According to Matthew 9:32-38 My wife and I had a relaxing and beautiful Fourth of July.  She, Moira, and I road our bikes around town a coupleContinue Reading

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A reflection on the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary time, June 03, 2016. Isaiah 66:10-14c Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20Galatians 6:14-18The Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Society wants to blur the lines between male and female, man and woman, father and mother, man and wife. TheyContinue Reading

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A reflection on the daily Mass readings for Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3Psalm 119The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 7:15-20 It all started with potty training.  I was on a grand adventure in this amazing new world.  My hard headed streak and needContinue Reading

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A reflection on the daily readings for June 10th, 2016. Many years ago I was in a state of limbo.   I had been Church shopping since my conversion at the age of 14.   I knew I was supposed to serve God, I knew that with all my heart.Continue Reading

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Today is the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity.   A feast day in which we celebrate the mystery of who God is.  God is one being.  That is something all of the different, major religions descended from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Christians though believe that though He is one being,Continue Reading

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In our world we tend to place people into boxes of our own creation.  We speak of what they believe, what they think, without ever experiencing that life for ourselves.  In tomorrow’s first reading we see a new series of events in St. Paul’s life that mirror the trial ofContinue Reading

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A friend of mine reminded me of how easy it is to get drawn into the political turmoil that is being made even worse by our American mainstream media.  While not necessarily always false, too often they are simply portrayed in a way that is either negative or makes aContinue Reading