Like Gentle Rain
I had just run my little mower on my front lawn and liked how the grass looked -- even and smooth. There was plenty of sun the couple of...
Grass and Weeds
The grass is green and tall again the first couple of weeks of spring after its long winter hibernation. But different weeds have also...
Weeping and Loving
The Twelve Disciples except one either denied their Master vehemently three times, or abandoned Him hurriedly out of fear, or betrayed...
Our Road to Emmaus
The story of the two disciples walking back to their village Emmaus after Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection is one of my favorite...
Easter and the Cross
The cross, the olden times’ infamous instrument of judgment, torture, death and hate, is now the symbol of victory, life, peace and love....
Welcoming and Rejection: Then and Now
In the two gospel readings for Palm Sunday, we can see a pattern of welcoming followed by rejection, of acceptance followed by betrayal...
Birds Also Eat in the Rain
A flock of beautiful birds always alight on our deck to feed on the expensive seeds we put there every day. They come mostly at specific...
"Will You Also Go Away?"
One of the most poignant scenes in the Gospels (John 6) is when our Lord Jesus asked His twelve disciples a question after the rest of...
"You Are Mine" -- To Lift Our Spirits Up
At this time when the world is messed up, when the forces of evil have been aggressively trying to squelch the good and succeeding, when...
Begging to Fall in Love
Tonight at the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, after babysitting our two-year-old granddaughter, we saw in church a couple cuddling their two...
