Just over 3 years ago, Time Magazine published an article entitled You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish, which highlighted the sad truth that a while even a goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds the average human person loses concentration after 8 seconds.[1] Friends humanity has certainly sunk… Continue reading Christ The King Year B
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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
In today’s Gospel, one of the scribes tried to trick Jesus into saying which of the commandments was the greatest. Since all 10 commandments were given by God they would all seem to have infinite importance and thus to choose one over the other would almost seem blasphemous. Yet Jesus does not fall… Continue reading 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
I try not to take too many things for granted in this world and I certainly try to avoid making assumptions when at all possible. With that said, I think it is safe to assume that all of us here today want to go to heaven when we die, which is why I… Continue reading 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Do you believe that God loves you? For as hard as it may be to comprehend that the God of the universe, the one who created the world and has dominion over us would love us, there is no other option for “God is love”.[1] God didn’t have to create us. In fact… Continue reading 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
21st Sunday
Life is all about decisions. Just think about how many decisions you have to make in a day. Sure most of those decisions are small and only have a limited impact on our life, but every now and then we are faced with major life altering choices. Today’s readings present us with one… Continue reading 21st Sunday
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Growing up the son of a surgeon certainly has its perks. I never had to wait to get a doctor’s appointment, prescriptions for simple antibiotics were never a big deal, heck my dad even sewed my brother’s head back together on the living room couch after I hit him in the head with… Continue reading 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
There is a tradition in the Catholic Church that a priest’s parents give him a chalice, the cup that is used to hold the precious blood at Mass, as an ordination gift. While it is possible to find cheap chalices, if you want one truly worthy of its sacred task, it is going… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
