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Dear Friends, Jesus uses not just one, but three parables, to make his point in today’s gospel from Luke! Now far…

In our Gospel from Luke, often called, ‘the parable of the rich fool’, for this coming Sunday, we read, “There was…

So, there are a few truths that I have decided will never change. First, the NSA will always know where…

Dear Friends, So here we are—finally! — back in Ordinary Time. I love the sacred seasons of Lent and Easter with…

“It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us.” When is the last time you said something like that? “It…

“It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us.” When is the last time you said something like that? “It…

Christians are compared to sheep in our gospel for this week and then reminded that Jesus will only be with…

Dear Friends, So here we are, entering the Third Week of Easter.  I so appreciate the gospel of John during this season,…

Dear Friends and Parishioners,  It is Holy Week! We all enjoyed – together, in person, or virtually – a beautiful Palm…

“If you had known the things that make for peace.”  So weeps Jesus as looks out over Jerusalem, right before he enters the city for…

Today, as we begin to look toward Holy Week, we are confronted with the famous story of the women caught…

What is your image of God? How do you picture God, think of God, “see” God?  The clearest, most complete and perfect…

Dear Friends,  Soon it will be April and I will carefully unwrap my fig trees in the side yard. A gift…

Dear Friends, So, what is going on with Abraham and God in today’s first reading? Heifers and she-goats and rams slaughtered,…

Poverty comes in many forms. It isn’t just financial. Trust me, as a priest I find that some of the…

So, are you like Jesus? Am I? How much? How little? Jesus says it clearly: “No disciple is superior to the…

If you are like me, the lesson from Luke’s Gospel for this Sunday is a bitter sweet pill to swallow….

Are you on the mark? Is your life headed in the right direction? Or are you missing the point? Is…

Dear Friends, How do we find the wisdom to envision a new world and the courage to fight for it? How…

My Dear Friends and Parishioners: In our readings appointed for this coming Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear those…