In today’s gospel readings, Jesus tells his disciples, “whoever loves Me, keeps my Word and my Father will love him and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.” In other words, God wants to make His dwelling place in our hearts. We humans think of our heart as…

It’s not hard to comprehend “you must love one another just as I have loved you,” although actually living it isn’t always so easy, but the rest of the passage? “Glorify the Lord,” “Give glory to the Lord,” “Be glorified in the Lord”: it all sounds rather …glorious, but what does it…

Sheep are really very stupid animals. I bet you have never gone to a circus and seen any trained sheep! Sheep have a very strong flocking instinct and seldom act independently. They are apparently the only domesticated animal that can’t go wild. If they get separated from the flock, they don’t know…

Today we’ve been given a choice of two Gospels – although they’re similar, one has an extended ending that we don’t often hear. This part of the narrative begins after Jesus fixed breakfast for the disciples. Jesus and Peter had a “little conversation,” and it might have just been between the two…

I’m going to start you off today with a little “Liturgical Trivia!” Today’s gospel is the only gospel during the Easter season (except Easter itself) that is shared during all three Liturgical cycles. All three cycles on this 2nd Sunday of Easter focus on Jesus’ post resurrection appearance, first to the disciples…

Do you remember the poem about the six blind men and the elephant? Each one encountered a different part of the elephant – the side, the tusk, the trunk, the knee, the ear, and the tail – and determined in their own mind that the piece they found was defined the aspect…

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured….

“..not having any righteousness of my own based on the law but that which comes through faith in Christ… depending on faith to know him and the power of his resurrection. It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my…

During the American Revolution, a man dressed in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small defensive barrier. Their leader was shouting instructions, but making no attempt to help them. Asked why by the rider, he retorted with great dignity, “Sir, I am a corporal!” The stranger…

Gentle readers, Do you think that we talk a lot about being baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire these days? Actually, it might not  even be considered polite in today’s religiously cautious world! Just so we’re using the same image, this is the Fire that underlies our passion for…