Today we remember St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan Conventual whose death occurred at Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland in 1941, after volunteering to replace Franciszek Gajowniczek, a father and husband…
For the longest time, the Transfiguration was something I simply could not wrap my spiritual arms around. It seemed too far removed from my reality, too mystical for my mundane…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus shares two parables of the Kingdom of God. In the first, he compares the Kingdom to a mustard seed. What does this imply? First, that the…
When Jesus asks in today’s Gospel reading, “Whom are you searching for?” I wonder what Jesus wants with Mary’s reply. While Mary Magdalene is clearly distraught and looking for him,…
In today’s Gospel, we hear that God’s truths are revealed to the childlike—not the learned. It seems that relying solely on our heads gets in the way of understanding the…
On Sunday nights, my wife and I do our meal planning. We look ahead at our schedule for the week and decide when we will do the grocery shopping, what…
It is fascinating how the readings for today, the Fourth of July, challenge us to think about peace. In a letter to his wife, dated July 3, 1776, the day…
In ancient England, the streets were lit by gas and there was a person who went from light to light turning on the gas and lighting the lamp. They were…
I find it hard to let myself experience joy. Perhaps I am too pessimistic and analytical, but I feel perfectly justified in waiting for the other shoe to drop. In…
Life would be easy if it weren’t for all these people getting in the way. Sometimes it’s at the office: a co-worker decides to store an enormous, half-empty casserole dish…
