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(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Sunday’s Mass is all about forgiveness. We are called to be as persistent in offering it as we are in asking for it. It’s a family trait—if you count…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) “Life is a journey, not a destination.” That bit of wisdom has been credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but what he actually wrote in a series of essays was: “To…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Where is God? Up in the sky? If so, he’s out of our reach. What is God? A scary old guy who punishes and rewards? If so, we’re out of…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) As Jesus prepared his disciples to spread the spirit of the gospel in a physical world, he had to teach them to think differently. Scientists might characterize this as using…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) What do you call a caged animal that starts liking its confinement? If you’re a fan of classic TV sitcoms, you might call him Otis. He was the town drunk…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) The art and science of any business is logistics. Even God’s business.  You and I are key instruments in sharing God throughout His supply chain. As the readings for the…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Sometimes it seems Jesus bequeathed the keys to this car called his Kingdom to a 16-year-old hormone-addled adolescent. But so far, the promise of three of these keys has kept…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) After their Master’s horrific death, Jesus’s disciples might have thought that a monastic lifestyle of isolated prayer was the way to go for inspiration. But a ministry built on fear…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) A recent job fair for people who’ve been unemployed for quite a while offered prospective employees a variety of tips—including how to dress for success. A collared shirt and jacket…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Between pandemics and wars alone, fear seems to be consuming the world. The Methodist church on our city’s public square recently noted that trend on its messaging sign with a…