Francis of Assisi and Jesus!
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…
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…
I know we now call it President’s Day, but I still like to say: "Happy Birthday, George Washington!!" You were born February 22, 1732. What a legacy of faith and especially…
A young woman asked her older co-worker: "Why do you go to church every Sunday? Does something happen there that can’t happen somewhere else? And does it happen every Sunday?” The…
Have you ever been confronted with a message that changed your perspective? One church chose as its Lenten theme, "Forty Days of Love." Each week members of the congregation were encouraged…