There are some people who irritate us. We’d be hypocrites to say we did not feel bad about anyone. But if we look closely at the people we feel badly about, we may realize they have done nothing wrong to us. We may also realize that some of them are really good. They are good …
We are Christians. I thank you Lord for my brothers and sisters who share the same faith with me – people I never thought I would meet. I thank you for people who have become my friends because of the faith that we have received from You. I thank you Lord, for my father and …
Today I celebrate sixty-two. As I turn my eyes to Psalm 62, the Lord speaks to me to trust Him. My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation. My soul, be at rest in God alone, from whom comes my hope (verses 1 and 6) I have had my fair share of problems–big and …
We learn from the Pharisees how to obey the commandments. They tell us how not to steal; how to keep the Sabbath holy; how to fast and sacrifice; and how to pray. The Pharisees were exemplary in this, and therefore, not condemned for it. But they were condemned for being conceited and proud. On the …
Once there was a bishop addressing a meeting of priests, The bishop began by saying, “Your bishop has fallen in love I have fallen in love with a woman. I cannot sleep because I think of her. I cannot sleep because I have fallen head over heels for her. Her name is Mary.” There was …
The first reading says that Paul is in Rome. At the time, he had no place to stay. He baptized Lydia and her family. St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, says Lydia invited Paul to stay with her family. The invitation was providential because from then on, Lydia’s home became the home of …
Lord, you know how overwhelmed I am with the pains in my life. The world is so unfair to me. Everything in it is unfair to me. I am hurting inside and out, I am on the brink of giving up. I long to simply throw up my hands and quit. Lord, You were also …
