Today Jesus tells us a story (Matthew 20:1-16) that most of us do not like very much. The owner of a vineyard hires workers in the early morning, then later…

In today’s Gospel (Matt: 18:21-35) when Jesus is asked about how many times we are to forgive someone, he says: “I say to you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” To most…

What do we do when others get grumpy with us or start fights with us? How do we react when someone insults us or is nasty with us? It is…

A young father to be was pacing back and forth, wringing his hands in the hospital corridor while his wife was in labor. His stomach was tied up in knots…

A priest was scheduled to give a retreat one day. But he forgot to set his alarm clock and he overslept. In his haste to make up for lost time,…

When Oliver Cromwell in 1764 was about to have his portrait painted, he coined the famous expression: “Paint me, warts and all!”  Do we really know for sure that the picture…

There is probably no miracle in the Bible that has been so doubted than the story of Jesus walking on the water, as happened in today’s Gospel (Matt 14:22-33). The story…

In today’s Gospel (Matthew 17:1-9) we hear about Jesus’ Transfiguration on the mountain. His face shines like the sun, his clothes become white and two dead people appear – Moses…

In the musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye and his wife Golda have five daughters. It’s time for their oldest daughter to get married. In those days the parents would ask the…

There is a story about a priest who was upset with the man who lived across the street from the church. The man was a Catholic, but he never went…