One of the hardest lesson to learn while growing up is the truth that life is not fair. While most of us learn this lesson, we do so begrudgingly, which is why it is so easy for us to identify with the moaning workers, who labored from sunrise to sunset in the blazing heat,… Continue reading 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
I don’t know about you, but today’s Gospel poses a challenge for me. Jesus’ call to forgive is clear, but those of us who have been seriously hurt by someone know how hard it is to actually forgive them. Yet the more I think about it, the more I begin to realize true forgiveness… Continue reading 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Today’s Gospel is part three of a four part series from the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus teaches us how to be a Christian. St. Matthews series on how to live the Catholic life began two weeks ago we he challenged us to ask ourselves if we truly believed that Jesus was the… Continue reading 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
In last Sunday’s Gospel, we were challenged to proclaim with St. Peter that Jesus is truly the Son of God, and in today’s Gospel we are invited to step back and see the ramifications of the proclamation. You see if we truly profess Jesus to be the Son of God, then our whole way… Continue reading 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks each of us the most fundamental question of our faith. He asks us “who do you say that I am.” As Christians, I hope each of us responds like St Peter saying, “you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” But have you ever stopped to… Continue reading 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Do me a favor. Close your eyes, and imagine yourself as the woman in today’s Gospel. Here’s the situation, your daughter is at home tormented by a demon, you have tried everything to heal her and as your hope for a cure is fading you hear that Jesus is passing through your village. While… Continue reading 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Every spring graduates, are forced to sit at their graduation and listen to someone deliver the big commencement address. While these speeches often put you to sleep, every now and then one stands out for its brilliance. This year Chief Justice Roberts delivered a very unconventional yet insightful commencement address at his son’s high… Continue reading 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Interpreting the Constitution to Uphold the Common Good
From May 25th to September 17th 1787, the 55 delegates of the Constitutional Convention met to draft what would become the Constitution of the United States. When the Constitution of the United States took effect on March 4, 1779, it became the supreme law of the land. For the past 238 years, the Constitution… Continue reading Interpreting the Constitution to Uphold the Common Good
Feast of the Transfiguration 2017
A few years ago, the business writer Warren Berger proposed 5 questions that every good business should frequently ask themselves.[1] His five questions were 1. Why are we here in the first place? 2. What does the world need most that we are uniquely able to provide? 3. What are we willing to… Continue reading Feast of the Transfiguration 2017
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
As a priest, I am blessed to be invited into people’s lives at some of their most difficult moments. As I meet with people from all walks of life, confronting every life situation imaginable, I find myself often receiving way more than I give. Without fail, every time someone invites me into their… Continue reading 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Through The Cross To Light 