A homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A - Matthew 14:22-33 If we open our eyes and ears to what are going on around us, we will see that we are living in a turbulent and chaotic world. More than ever, the world is experiencing international problems such as the threat of nuclear war, acts of terrorism and violence in many countries of Europe, and even in our own country. Moral values concerning marriage, the family and the rights of the elderly and the unborn h

My lone peach tree in my backyard has been bearing copious luscious fruit each year for the past five years. For the most part, I have been in competition with voles and squirrels which are able to climb the branches and take some of the fruit. I was going around the backyard one day and noticed that my prized peach tree had a broken branch. The branch was still partly connected to the tree though. The damage could have have been the the result of strong storm winds the prev