Good and Faithful Servants (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Talents are God-given and God-driven. They are therefore always “intentional,” meaning, they are intended for an “other.” They are bestowed in order to eventually benefit another. Read more
What kind of secrets do you keep? (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
What kind of secrets do you keep? Does keeping them give you more life, or has it started killing your best self, your God-given self? Does keeping your... Read more
Salt of the Earth (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
“You are the salt of the earth,” the Lord says in today’s comforting gospel. “You are the light of the world.” I think, on the one hand, that that’s... Read more
Instant (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
“The person trustworthy in small matters is also trustworthy in great ones, & the person dishonest in small matters is also dishonest in great ones.” How divine these words,... Read more
Hail Mary (Assumption of Mary)
The feasts of the Immaculate Conception & the Assumption are like book-end celebrations of Mary's life. Mary was born without original sin, the first bookend, and she remained sinless... Read more
Whose Default Voice Is In God’s Big Ears? (6th Sunday of Easter)
Now, have you ever wondered whose default voice is in God’s big ears? He who hears our prayers, our clamor to be saved all these years, our cries for... Read more
What About Love? (Good Friday)
The people who killed Jesus did so because they couldn't stand too much love. His love crossed the line to the outrageous. The only thing that can stop outrageous... Read more
Love Knows No Bounds
The Lord’s simple point was that God’s love knew no bounds. In fact, the Father’s love was patient. The Father’s love was kind. It was not jealous or arrogant,... Read more
Heaven Is Togetherness
The phrase, “communion of saints,” is really another way of saying that heaven is togetherness, heaven is friendship and family, heaven is the people who long to see God’s... Read more
Beyond His Miracles
"Do we dare desire God himself beyond his miracles? And if we do, are we ready to cross that desert and become desperate for the Bread of Life himself?"... Read more