(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Religious leaders of all faiths have one thing in common. Their faith. Supplies of this precious asset may vary, but an abundance has led the faithful throughout history to do…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heartwith which he has labored under the sun?All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation;even at…
(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…