Easter Sunday Reflection: St. John Chrysostom’s Easter Sermon
Let all the devout, all who love God rejoice in this beautiful, bright Feast. Let the wise servants be glad and enter into…
God stacked the deck in my favor
In a lot of ways, life unfolds like a card game. You don’t get to decide which cards you are given… but you…
“With Eyes of Mercy”
We have a big year coming up. Starting this fall, the Catholic Church will be celebrating a “jubilee” year focused in particular on…
There’s a Little Judas in all of us…
Picture yourself: a follower of Jesus during the first century. One called – audibly – by name to follow Him, one selected to…
Waterfights & Sinning
With a background in youth ministry – that includes several summers at camp – I’ve got a fair bit of experience with waterfights….
“Hating the Sin” (but never a person!)
At the end of confession, the priest usually invites me to pray an act of contrition – a prayer saying that I’m sorry…
“Les Miserables”
“Remember this, my brother; see in this some higher plan You must use this precious silver to become an honest man By the…
Mercy and the Death of St. Stephen
On December 25, we celebrate Christmas, Jesus’ birth, where the infinite God becomes Himself one of the human family. It is a momentous…