In the Gospel, Thomas gets a bum rap. We all know the story. Thomas is away and upon his return the disciples report to him that Jesus who had been […]
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Many people worry about growing old. When we are young, we cannot imagine getting old. We think that somehow we will be exempt from the effects of aging. When the […]
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. This week we call to mind the unconditional love of Jesus who gave his life for us. Commemorating the events that led […]
When we are harmed by someone we sometimes hang on to the hurt in hopes that the offender will apologize. After all, we are the ones who were injured, we […]
Many of us have had times in our lives when we have said things like, “I just can’t do it, I just can’t forgive him, I just can’t forgive what […]
Through Baptism, God’s life has been planted in us. Like planting seeds and then never watering them, sometimes through sin or plain old negligence, the wonderful growth begun in us […]
When news of a loved one’s death comes, we do not want to acknowledge it as true. If somebody points out a bad habit we have that needs to be […]
Sometimes we are tempted to wish we did not have temptations. We think that if we could only get rid of our temptations we would be better people and lead […]
Some people do not go to the doctor out of fear of what the doctor might find. Professional counselling is sometimes avoided because of worry about what might be uncovered. […]
There are people who believe in Jesus and people who do not. Among those who do not believe in Jesus, there are a lot of good people who do many […]