In today’s readings, we see Jesus speaking to a young man about what it takes to get to Heaven. The young man apparently has lived a devout life, following all of the commandments for as long as he can remember. He feels in his heart though that something is missingContinue Reading
Just a few moments before in scripture, though at least six days had passed by the written timeline, Jesus had been informing His disciples that He would have to go to Jerusalem to die. Peter had then rebuked the Lord, denying the plan. There we find this compelling and stingingContinue Reading
I was listening to my friend Alaisa stream live on Facebook this morning and she said “Remember who you are.” That reminds me of this powerful scene from the kid’s movie “Moana“. When the now corrupted Tefeti comes barrelling down the barren ocean floor only to draw up shortContinue Reading
Recently my wife bought a Nintendo Switch for the family to play with. One of the popular games out there right now is a game called Animal Crossing. In Animal Crossing you move to your very own island to live. The island is run by three raccoons. You are given aContinue Reading
Today at Mass we hear the parable of the wheat and the tares from Matthew’s Gospel. This simple story reminds us of Genesis when the world was perfect. God had planted everything and all was good. Then came along the serpent to plant seeds of doubt and pride. This broughtContinue Reading
There once was a guy who has a huge Chicago Cubs fan. The strange thing about him was that he would never watch a live game. He taped every game. When he got home from work he would call his friend and ask, “Did the Cubs win today?” If theContinue Reading
There was a time when Catholics were known as the fish eaters because we ate fish every Friday. Why did Catholics always eat fish on Fridays? There is many a myth and conspiracy behind this but the truth is quite simple. Christ was crucified on Good Friday and rose fromContinue Reading