Made By God
In today’s Gospel (Matt 22:15-21), the Pharisees are trying to trip up Jesus. They wanted to get rid of him, kill him or at least put him in jail. He…
In today’s Gospel (Matt 22:15-21), the Pharisees are trying to trip up Jesus. They wanted to get rid of him, kill him or at least put him in jail. He…
One day I was shopping for a birthday card for a friend of mine who was divorced and the mother of 10 children. I was standing in the card shop…
Today, Jesus tells us a very puzzling parable (Matt 21:33-43). Why would the owner of the vineyard send his own son to deal with the tenants when the tenants have…
Trust me when I say –When it is rightEverything that you love ruthlesslyWill love you backWith the same conviction.Trust me when I say --When it is right,The things you reach…
There was an elderly man who was confined to his bed at home. One day a priest came to see him. At the end of the visit the priest said,…
Today Jesus tells us a story that most of us do not like very much. The owner of a vineyard hires workers in the early morning, then later in the…
In today’s Gospel (Matt: 18-35) 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.”…
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…
On Father’s Day I told one of my favorite stories. I believe it again fits with today’s readings: A young father to be was pacing back and forth, wringing his…
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,…