Many people, these days, are interested in tracing their ancestry. Genealogy is a popular hobby. Elderly relatives are surprised to find themselves...

Many people, these days, are interested in tracing their ancestry. Genealogy is a popular hobby. Elderly relatives are surprised to find themselves...
The national and international news, lately, has been awful. I’m tempted to offer a litany of wars, atrocities, scandals and epidemics to...
In Jesus Christ, God breaks in to our everyday human world. He is no sooner noticed, however, than people try to snuff him out. In our Gospel today,...
If you want a place at the table for an important event, you often have to work at it. Time and again we’ve seen people wait in line for days...
We know, as Christians, that we are not supposed to judge other people. That’s God’s job. However, when we do manage to refrain from...
Children seem to be born with an acute sense of injustice. One of the first sentences that a youngster learns to say is invariably, "That's not...
On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Yellow caution tape stretches out along the sidewalk in front of the courthouse. People from nearby businesses...
Our Scripture readings today are very demanding. They remind us that we who crave God's forgiveness for ourselves , must forgive those who have...
I’d like to talk about the implications of our readings for our relationships with one another. I don’t know about you, but when I have...