“A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse.” That’s the image we are given in today’s readings, this idea of even when it seems hopeless when there is no…
The Queen always carried her purse with her. You read that the Queen of England always carried her purse with her. There are a few things that are in her…
One of my all-time favorite artists is Billy Joel, and I've seen him several times. I went to the Elton John and Billy Joel Tour, where they were together, pianos…
Someone asked Jesus, "Lord, will only a few be saved?" Jesus doesn't answer this question, and still, to this day, the church doesn't have a definite answer to this question.…
A sojourn is like a short trip. It's like going out on a little vacation, and it's temporary. Well, as a parochial vicar, I always knew that my time here…
Well, that's life! That's it. Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth. And then we hear in the gospel, eat drink and be merry for tomorrow you die. Qoheleth in Ecclesiastes this…
Jesus gives us this wonderful prayer of the Our Father. What I love about the Our Father is it is the one prayer that Catholics know from the time that…