The Good Samaritan
A lot of what we see in today’s gospel is based more on what is not said than what is said. For example, if I were to ask you to describe...
Practical Evangelization without Twitter
When the World Wide Web first went public, one of the admonitions to its users was remember when you post something on the World Wide...
Your Pentecost
Today we commemorate the powerful day of Pentecost. However, I think we can get lost when we focus on the past and not understand it...
Leading People from Outside to Inside
Today’s second reading comes from one of the most misunderstood books of the Bible. In fact, it is so misunderstood that when I encourage...
Who Is the Holy Spirit
One of the great dangers of our Catholic faith is to dehumanize it. It is to break it down to a system of rules that we all follow and...
Our Essential Mission
One fascinating movie that came out several years ago, and one the I recommend to you is Inception. It is not a religious movie, has...
The Strength of Humility
Today’s first reading continues, as it does every Easter, through the Acts of the Apostles. Obviously, this teaches the early days of...
We Must Obey God Rather than Men
In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we read about this chasm between the Sanhedrin and the Apostles. This we can see is...
Obstinate Thomas
Today is the second Sunday of Easter and the reading for today is always the same. What others call doubting Thomas. I always maintain...
The Greatest Gift
Today, we celebrate the day that is the whole focus of who we are as Catholics. It is the resurrection of the Lord. This day is so...
