Lazarus – From Grief to Joy
This weekend’s Gospel, the story of Lazarus, is almost overwhelming in the number of truths that we can reflect upon while reading it. There is a not so subtle reference to the Paschal mystery – the life, death and Resurrection of Christ. We can see in this gospel that death [...]
Listening For God’s Word
Could it be that for all the thought we put into critical decisions in life, we still miss the answer? Perhaps knowingly, perhaps out of ignorance, we leave out a single, critical, and indispensible source of information. As much as we invest time, worry, research, hair-tugging, and hand-wringing in crucial [...]
The Woman at the Well
Water is one of the most common elements in our lives. It is everywhere, whether it be in rivers and lakes, flowing from our sinks, or falling from the sky. We need this water for life. Even our bodies are comprised mostly of water. Yet when Jesus meets the woman [...]
Opening Ourselves to God’s Grace During Lent
Another season of Lent has begun, and we are beginning our preparations for Easter. I used to think of Lent as a dreary, barren time of the year (and the weather outside doesn’t always seem to help), because we are asked to follow so many rules and to give something [...]
Temptation
When I first realized it was my turn to write an article for the bulletin I read the readings for this weekend and thought this is going to be easy! At first glance the readings are all about temptation and I am a PRO at temptation. I mean aren’t all [...]
Entering into Lent
It’s the last weekend in Ordinary Time before we enter into the season of Lent. For me, this season of the liturgical calendar is a favorite. I get excited about entering into the desert. I look forward to the massive overindulgence of Fat Tuesday, the solemn ritual of Ash Wednesday, [...]
Faith and Belief
In our society, we place a great value on knowledge. It seems in fact, that our culture increasingly places less value on that which cannot be proven in a scientific or tangible fashion. While preparing students to receive the sacrament of Confirmation, I have even noticed an increase in the [...]
What’s Your Status Update?
Since my childhood, I have enjoyed the Star Trek universe. I attribute this affinity to my own father, who, as soon as I was old enough, allowed me to stay up late with him to watch the new episodes of Star Trek: the Next Generation with him. The spaceships appealed [...]
Discernment for Difficult Choices
Recently I have been thinking about the old adage, “With age, comes wisdom.” I can say with all honesty that I am doing the whole “aging” thing, but I am not sure how wise I have become in this process. When I was younger, I took comfort in this saying. [...]
Our Time, Talent & Treasures
Welcome to the first days of February. Most of you will be reading this on Groundhog’s Day, which will apparently tell us how much more of winter we should either have to endure or enjoy depending on your perspective. My personal prediction is that we will have quite a few [...]
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