What Do You Think of God?
Each one of us has our own perception of what God is like and how God should act in various situations. Look at what happens when we are sick. We…
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Our Security Blanket!
There was a blind, poor and childless beggar who prayed every day that God would reverse his fate. “Dear God, have pity on me!” he prayed. One day God heard his…
Your Missing Piece!
I remember my older brother Tom, who I often disagree with, saying to me one day, “Do you know why God put me in your life?...To teach YOU patience!” Truer words…
The Incriminating Evidence!
Evangelist Tony Campolo says that in his teenage years he was terrified by a visiting pastor's depiction of Judgment Day. This pastor claimed that one day God would show us a movie of every…
An Inventory of Myself!
A farmer lived on the same farm all his life. It was a good farm, but with the passing years, the farmer began to tire of it. He longed for…
The Parable of Five Cities!
A certain young woman began a journey that led her to five cities in quest of her one true love. She found him in the first city and fell completely…
The Apple of God’s Eye!
I grew up on the North side of the city of Chicago. I attended St. Peter Canisius Grammar School. The nuns who taught there encouraged us to stop in the…
Why No “Thank You”?
Late one afternoon I was walking out of my parish church in Chicago. I was chagrined to see a forlorn-looking man coming toward me. He was a drifter. I’m sure…
The Greater Good!
One hot summer day two men were working in a rail yard, driving spikes with eight-pound sledgehammers. As they worked in the heat, a private railcar came upon them. A…
When Losing Is a Sin!
By midlife, many of us have become accomplished fugitives from our TRUE selves. We try to fit into the mindsets and the lifestyles of those around us. Maybe we become…
