Pride is considered the first and worst of the deadly sins, and it's the subject of our first reading and Gospel this weekend.  We'll discuss pride and its antidote, humility - and also unravel a very dense and confusing second reading - in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless!  Dad

In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches that “many” who know Him will not be welcomed at the heavenly banquet. What do we need to do to make sure we have a seat at the table? And what tools does God give us to help? Believe it or not, it is afflictions and discipline! We’ll discuss those helps and more in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

In today’s first reading, the prophet Jeremiah is dropped into a cistern.  How does that story connect to today’s Gospel reading about divisions in the family, or to the second reading about running a race with our eyes fixed on Jesus?  Quite beautifully.  We’ll put all the pieces together in today’s Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

In the final portion of today's Gospel reading, did you catch the foundational principles regarding the doctrine of purgatory? We'll discuss those - and what it means to have the faith of Abraham - in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

Our first reading from Ecclesiastes begins, "Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, . . . All things are vanity!" Who is Qoheleth? What is he talking about? And what does this reading have to do with the parable of the rich fool in today's Gospel? We'll answer those questions—and discuss the importance of detachment—in today's Dad Talk. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray the Our Father, making this one of the most important Dad Talks of the summer. In it, we'll explore many of the prayer's nooks and crannies and what those details mean for our prayer life. Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

In today’s second reading, Paul says that he is “filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ.”  Is he saying that Christ’s atoning sacrifice was somehow incomplete?  Absolutely not!  Learn what Paul was saying, as well as the difference between Abraham and Martha's hospitality, in today’s Dad Talk.

Please share with a friend, and God bless! Dad

In today’s reading from Deuteronomy, Moses says “Just Do It.”®  Do what?  Jesus explains with the parable of the Good Samaritan; but to a 1st Century Jew, the parable is even more meaningful than it might appear to our modern eyes.  Learn all about it—and about Paul’s beautiful passage in his letter to the Colossians—in today’s Dad Talk.

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Have you ever wondered why Jesus sent out "72" disciples to preach the Good News in today's Gospel reading? Or why he instructed them not to take sandals or greet anyone along the way? We'll answer those questions - and talk about how God calls us to be missionaries - in today's Dad Talk.

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Today is a special day because the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul - always celebrated on June 29 - displaces the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings teach us much about these two Saints and also about the Church. We'll cover a lot of ground in today's Dad Talk.