I see many people criticize the Church. They claim that all of the rules are ‘manmade’ and that none of this outward stuff can make a difference. That’s not what Jesus had to say about the matter. Jesus instructed the people about the Scribes and Pharisees, saying: “The scribes andContinue Reading
Parable of the Marriage Feast Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. “And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and theyContinue Reading
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Paragraph two, Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776 Henry Collins, my great ancestor, wasContinue Reading
Our society has done a fantastic job of convincing us that we are created to be a sinful and vice-filled people. “I’m a Christian, but I cuss a little.” “He’s a good person; he just does some drugs on the weekends.” “No one is perfect.” All of us have sinnedContinue Reading
I have a friend who was born in New York City on the 4thof July. His parents were foreign nationals who were visiting at the time his mother went into labor. He spent the next thirty years living in his parents’ country. When his company wanted to send him toContinue Reading
So many of us take the simple gift of a community for granted. In a world where it is encouraged and lauded to spend more time in virtual communication than in face to face interactions, it is tough for us to understand the leper in today’s Gospel. This man wasContinue Reading
This morning on my way to Mass, Adoration, and Confession; I stopped to fill up the SUV. I swiped my card, looked at the screen, and it said: “Please lift handle and select grade.” That’s odd I thought. Normally it would have asked me for more info: credit or debit?Continue Reading