Rosemary was the kind of person who would get easily overwhelmed. If there was a lot “on her plate” or if she was presented with something problematic, she would start to panic and wasn’t sure what to deal with first. But over the years she learned something that proved time and time again to be…Continue reading Christ is the source of peace
Steve sat with his wife and their two month old baby in the pew. With them were their two best friends who were going to be the godparents. As they waited for the priest to get things ready for the Baptism of their daughter Steve let his mind wander a bit. He was thinking to…Continue reading Baptism of the Lord
I think you might have heard of Martin Scorsese’s new film, The Irishman. Well, I’m not going to talk to you about that film. About three years ago, Scorsese came out with another film that did not have the notoriety of some of his other films. And it was an unusual subject for him—-it was…Continue reading Trust in God’s grace
A priest was at his brother’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner, his nephew, who was a junior in college, suggested that the two of them take a walk before dessert so that they could stretch their legs and catch up on things. During the walk the young man started raising his concerns over how…Continue reading God will help you
Bill sat alone at an isolated corner of the bar. This is where he’s been spending a lot of his time lately. It was the only way, it seemed, to relieve the stress—-to numb the depression. Bill just didn’t have any answers. Julie, his wife, was definitely going through with the divorce—-she made that plainly…Continue reading The Season of Advent
Jim was still mourning the death of his wife. It has been three year, but the experience of her death still seems like it was yesterday. Just the other day he was telling his best friend, Frank, how he felt—-how he admired the great faith of his wife; how she never once complained during her…Continue reading Christ the King
Who was Zacchaeus? And why does his story still mean something to us today? There are probably many people that we know who are like Zacchaeus. Maybe, when we look at ourselves, we realize that we are Zacchaeus. He’s (1) the person who’s not happy with his life; (2) who made money the “be all”…Continue reading Do not despair
Charles felt abandoned. He was sitting in his boss’s office trying to answer questions being asked of him without getting upset. It all began the day before when his supervisor asked Charles to report to him first thing in the morning. What was going on? Charles had no idea. So he went to his co-worker…Continue reading Lord, Give Me Strength
Jim was having a hard time lately. He was unhappy with how he was handling his life. A few months ago he had been filled with such a sense of hope. He was disciplining himself in all the areas where he knew he was weak, and all seemed to be steady. But that’s not how…Continue reading God Will Never Abandon You
Joe looked at his brother Hank and said very directly, “What will it take for you to start to really believe in God?” The two men were in a hospital room. Hank, the older of the two, was the patient. He had had a pretty serious heart attack a few days before. Joe, younger by…Continue reading Journey of Faith
A young priest ordained about five years ago goes to see an older priest who happens to be his spiritual director. Here’s part of their conversation: The younger priest says, “I just got a call from the Clergy Office and I was told that they want to make me a pastor. I hesitated and then…Continue reading Turn to God
Michael Jordan, in an interview for a sports magazine, once said: “It my failures that taught me how to be a great success. Many times our team would be losing in the last seconds of the game and the coach would say, ‘Give the ball to Michael, and Michael, you win the game for us.’…Continue reading Face the Challenge