(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) The King David whom Peter recalls as the ancient patriarch of his people in this Sunday’s first reading (Acts 2:14, 22-33) seems a far cry from the King whom Peter…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Jesus’ favorite disciple doesn’t give us a very flattering image of fellow disciple Thomas Didymus. Sunday’s excerpt from John’s gospel (Jn 20:19-31) details how Thomas won his nickname “Doubting Thomas.” …

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Easter Sunday Peter recalls that he and the other apostles witnessed all of their Master’s miracles—except for his final one: rising from the dead. This was the miracle Jesus…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) In Matthew’s account of the Passion we read this Sunday (Mt 26:14—27:66), Jesus says to the people who would help him fulfill his mission to die for humanity’s life, in…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Our family saw a double feature yesterday. On their surfaces, these two movies couldn’t have been more alien from one another, but deep down they were connected by a heart.…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Sunday’s gospel reading about Jesus restoring life to Lazarus has a section that’s often overshadowed by that great miracle (Jn 11:1-45). In it, Jesus teaches his disciples about the…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) What do you think when you see the word “Creed?” If you go to the movies a lot, you may know it’s the latest in the series of boxing movies…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) A new brand of software-equipped eyeglasses is now available, offering wearers real-time text recognition, voice controls and hands-free video calling. These “smartglasses,” the manufacturer promises, “enable the unprecedented experience of…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Recently The Wall Street Journal published a page-long article on kids killing kids (Juvenile Crime Surges, Reversing Decline). It quoted several experts blaming the pandemic’s elimination of “routine” in kids’…

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Yesterday I took the family to see “Jesus Revolution.” This movie is inspirational, but it’s also a cautionary tale about the fine line faith leaders of all denominations walk between…