The word ‘good’ is defined in several ways … for the benefit of another, having the necessary qualifications, approval … we can also understand ‘good’ to mean moral uprightness, a virtuous person. The man in the Gospel calls Jesus ‘good’ … “Good teacher what must I do...
When he was a young priest, Pope St. John Paul II wrote a play called The Jeweler’s Shop. It is a masterfully written piece about humanity’s ideas and expectations of love, relationships, and marriage. In Act I, Theresa and Andrew are at the Jeweler Shop, peering in...
I recently saw something humorous online – a picture of a church sign that read: “Keep using my name in vain and I will make rush hour longer” – God. Name is a term by which we are identified … it is a word by which a person, an animal, a thing is known. Often a name...
Who do you follow … on the news, sports, social media, celebrities … who do you follow? Most of us have a favorite athlete, news anchor, YouTube or Instagram or Facebook persona … we have people that we follow. We like their talent, their politics, their message …...
Who would want to be a priest today? Seriously … this is something I have heard from some people – from Catholics in our pews … Who would want to be a priest today? It was the very same question that was posed to me when I entered the seminary… It was a time when the...
In a small First Communion class, Father was teaching the class about Jesus’ being present in the Eucharist. He told them that, behind the closed doors of the Tabernacle – the gold box in the high altar – is Jesus’ home. As Father was talking, one little boy was...