Tag Archive: #gospel

To Whom Shall We Go?

A friend of mine, who is a far better Christian than I can ever hope to be, once shared with me that her family sneers at her belief system and lifestyle. She believes in fairy tales they tell her. She’s [read more...]

The Fullness of Life

Like any other child of the ‘90s raised by budget-conscious parents, I’ve spent my fair share of Sunday mornings in line at an Old Country Buffet, hot plate in hand. Kids ate for chump change on Sundays, and I never [read more...]

Murmurings

When people whisper, what they whisper usually is not flattering. It’s also usually not accurate. If it was either of these things, it probably wouldn’t have to be whispered. “Stop murmuring among yourselves,” Jesus tells the community in today’s Gospel, [read more...]

Food That Perishes

It’s so easy to do the right thing because we want to tick all the right boxes. We want to live by the law. We want to accomplish the work of God. Or, at least, we say that we do. [read more...]

Take More

It doesn’t matter what time of day we visit my mother-in-law — she always has food to offer. If we take two helpings, she will encourage us to take three. If we take three helpings, she will say, “Coraggio — [read more...]

A Deserted Place

In one of my favorite shows, “Parks and Recreation,” there is a scene where one of the characters, Jerry, is tasked with stuffing hundreds of envelopes with flyers as part of his volunteer work for a local city council campaign. [read more...]

A Prophet and His Native Place

“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place.” It could be the slogan of high school reunions everywhere. I speak from experience — I didn’t go to my high school reunion, but I do live in the [read more...]

The Touch of Christ

For a long time, I didn’t understand why the virtual Masses of the pandemic were so wearisome to me. Theoretically, shouldn’t it be a tired mother’s dream, fulfilling her Sunday obligation from the couch, not having to worry how much [read more...]

CLOW Assistants Needed

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) leaders are looking for patient, loving assistants to help with breakout sessions at 9:30 am Masses. This ministry is so important in helping form the faith of our youngsters as they learn about the Gospel [read more...]

Did You Forget Who You Are?

The Gospel is the power of God for salvation to all who believe. Without the Gospel, we forget who we are. An atheistic worldview offers no hope for this world. An atheistic worldview offers young people, unknowingly, to a spirit [read more...]