Here is a link to the readings for this weekend. Recently, I met a young Irishman and a young Englishman who are in the United States on an exchange program to coach soccer to our country’s youth. I always enjoy welcoming...
Here is a link to this week’s readings. As we enter the Christmas season, many of us think about family. For some, this brings warm feelings of comfort, peace, and joy. For others, the thought of family brings heartache, either because...
Here is a link to this week’s readings. [caption id="attachment_18903" align="alignright" width="199"] Abraham, the Father of Three Monotheistic Faiths. Scene: the binding of Isaac.[/caption] An important transition in Judeo-Christian-Islamic history took place during the Axial Age, when true monotheism appeared on the...
Happy Easter! Here is a link to this Sunday's readings. [caption id="attachment_18466" align="alignleft" width="300"] The disciples encounter Jesus on the road to Emmaus, relief on the baptismal font in the church of Saint Matthew in Stitar, Croatia[/caption] Easter is a Eucharistic feast....
Here is a link to this weekend's readings. There is nothing in the world my father hates more than rats. I know this from experience. When I was a teenager, a local flood had caused the sewage to back up into...
