The Faith Of Abraham
Daring to follow God's plan for your life is an act of faith that rarely happens by accident. You have to be listening to hear His plans! So how do you develop a lifestyle that makes you attentive to God's direction for your life? It all starts with being willing...
The End From The Beginning
It is said that the greatest chess players "see" at least 4 moves ahead at all times. This is why they can anticipate their opponents' moves and be ready for them. But most of us simply don't think that far ahead in our lives. We clutter our moments with as...
Spiritual Drunkenness
Years ago, in my police officer days, I got assigned to the local DUI Task Force. This was a multi-jurisdictional team of officers specifically trained to combat driving under the influence and a direct result of the work of Mothers Against Drunk Driving that had formed in our community....
God’s Promise In The Rainbow
It's an old word, but I like it. The word "covenant" is such a significant word for we moderns precisely because we have seemed to have forgotten the power of "covenant." Our society is gripped by hyper-individualism that seems to be intoxicated with the notion of "rights" and "privilege"...
God Meant It For Good! – Sunday’s Homily
The Blood of Life
"Blood is thicker than water." "He makes my blood boil." We are related by blood." So many sayings about "blood" and so many common sayings from culture to culture. It seems we humans are hard-wired to "know" the importance of the life-fluid we call blood. And yet it would...
She Said Yes – The Annunciation
Right here during our Lenten journey, the Church brings us to one of the six feasts of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary. And it is the Feast of the Annunciation. Of course, you know this story well. God sends the angel Gabriel to a virgin engaged to a man...
The Lord God Is My Strength and My Song
Henry Giles said, "A song will outlive all sermons in the memory." I believe that's true. Several years ago I was blessed to sit at the bedside of a precious friend's mother as she lay dying. She had been unresponsive for several days and the family was already grieving...
Eternal Truth In Advertising – Sunday’s Homily
Lean Upon The Lord
Jesus warned His disciples that there would be "wars and rumors of wars" in human history and the temptation would be for humans to abandon hope and be crushed by despair. If Jesus said that 20 centuries ago, why are we surprised to see the histrionics of today's society...