“Amazing Grace…But Now I See!”
Today’s Gospel is about Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). As we listen to the story, we learn that the rich man is not a bad guy at all. He…
Today’s Gospel is about Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). As we listen to the story, we learn that the rich man is not a bad guy at all. He…
You’ve seen the button: “WWJD?,” “What Would Jesus Do?” Today’s parable in the Gospel (Luke 16: 1-13) deserves its own button: “WWJS?,” “What Was Jesus Saying?” The parable today says, “The…
One day a man went to the zoo to visit the elephants. He saw one of the attendants sitting in the corner with his head down and he was crying. The…
“I nearly died laughing!” We use expressions like that, but are they really true? No matter how hard I laughed, I’d didn’t come close to dying. “This book saved my life!” We…
Have you ever had to eat humble pie? We usually have to do that when we act as if we know everything, or at least people believe we can do everything –…
What is the most difficult word we have to say in our entire life? Think about it! I’d say the most difficult word we have to say in our entire…
A newly ordained priest was assigned to a small parish in the hills of Kentucky. In his first sermon, he condemned gambling, especially betting on horses. The sermon was not well received…
One day a pharmacist in a local store observed a young boy sitting nearby as his parents were shopping. He overheard the boy talking on his cell phone: “Hello, sir, I’m calling…
In 1947 the newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought a 3.5 acre estate in Beverly Hills for $120,000.00. Hearst only lived there for four years before he died. It has…
One Sunday morning, a tall, attractive woman in her mid-thirties approached me after mass and asked if we could talk. I invited her to my office and we sat down…