That God does not compare or rank God’s children seems to be a point almost impossible for us to grasp, because we live in a world which ranks and compares people.  People are…

Fred Craddock tells of the time he attended a conference on hunger. Influential, knowledgeable speakers had been brought in from all over to talk on the subject.  Near the end…

Francis of Assisi, the universally known monk and saint, was born into a noble family in the 12th Century, in Italy.  As a young man, he was the worst type…

Kenneth Woodward writes, “Whether we like it or not, Christ’s life radically changed human culture throughout the world.  “Before Jesus came, the world was ruled by the ‘might makes right’…

One thing I dealt with quite extensively in the early years of my priesthood were cults. Fine high school students from our best families who taught religion classes to our…

Temptation tries to blind us to other possibilities in our lives….. A business man driving home from work one day, saw a little league baseball game in progress. He decided…

Jesus’ time in the wilderness for forty days is our model for Lent.  Like Jesus, we seek to spend a special time – a span of forty days – preparing,…

Dr. Charles Mayo (1865-1939), along with his father and brother, founded the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. A group of European medical experts was visiting the clinic and were…