Friends, you may know that I attempt to create in my Subject Line for these reflections (like the one above) a phrase that might be enticing, that it causes you to be inquisitive enough to read on. I feel that…
Friends, life can be ________. How would you complete that sentence? Is life a drudgery? Some days yes, it can feel that way. Is it difficult? Life can be challenging depending at times on our circumstances and the…
Friends, if you are like me, when you hear the word "gift" you think of a box that has been wrapped with colorful wrapping paper and a bow on top. In today's Gospel (Mt 5: 20-26) yet again Jesus causes us to rethink some of the fundam…
Friends, God is outside of time. That truth is something to ponder often though challenging to our finite minds. Additionally, God is a Spirit that cannot be contained. Or can He? This morning, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Hea…
Friends, how do you react to the word, "command"? Do you initially think of being told to do or not do something? When I hear "command" what comes to I think of the title Commandant, the ruler of a concentration camp wh…
Friends, at the sound of the word, "rotten", do you have an image of bad fruit or vegetables or does it cause you to recall a bad odor? They say that our sense of smell is the essence of me…
Friends, do you catch yourself becoming numb or indifferent about God? Catching ourselves means the Holy Spirit is working in us to get our attention, to remind us of all that God has done and continues to do for us.&nb…
