I know it is a bit “old-fashioned” and it may be hard for those of this generation to understand, but the timeless message of the Faith is that we are…
I love the scene in "A Few Good Men" when Jack Nicholson's character looks at the military lawyer questioning his leadership of his troops in Guantanamo. It's at a pivotal…
One of the most difficult realities I’ve had to face as an adult, as a priest, as a husband, and as a father is waking up to the reality of…
"That boy is too smart for his own good" as my grandmother would remind me when a certain relative started spouting off about this or that. He seemed to have…
"He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity." This comes from a Russian anarchist named Mikhail Bakunin…
The old saying is “You can pick your friends, but you’re stuck with your relatives.” Oh, the volumes that have been written about dysfunctional families! Family dynamics is one of…
Our American nation is suffering a time of chaos, fear, anger, and, yes, even the scourge of hatred. And this suffering can lead us to despair. But the message of…
The old computer coder adage is "Garbage in - Garbage out." It meant that if the computer programmer got his code wrong, then it just stands to reason that the…
Jesus Marvels at a Gentile's Faith
I have that song from "Mamma Mia!" stuck in my head today! But the story is so fun. Amazing how family always ends up affecting us more than we realize!
One…