Gabriel's Trumpet

You can't get water from a rock. Yet the Lord tells Moses and Aaron to do just that!? This episode discusses this seemingly impossible and IRRATIONAL demand. What does this demand from the Lord mean for OUR journey ?

Life is like a wheel of fortune: sometimes we land on a good number and other times the outcome is unfortunate. St. Augustine said WE are the times, good and bad. It is HOW WE RESPOND to the ebb and flow of daily life. The encounter between Jesus and Peter offers us much to contemplate.

Our everyday can begin in tranquility and calm. Yet unexpected storms may arise. Peace has been replaced by fear. What is one to do? This episode discusses our response to the storms which unexpectedly arrive. How do we continue on and not become lock in fear?

St. AMBROSE said we are never healed by hurting others. Healing comes through prayer and forgiveness. God has forgiven and healed us through Jesus on the Cross. This episode discusses the way of healing by forgiveness.

We can all identify with having a bad day--- aREALLY bad day. Moses had such a day-- and a lot more. He expresses his breaking point to the Lord in very direct fashion. This episode discusses those bad days and how we might respond.

Who is my neighbor is more than an academic or legal question. It is deeply EXISTENTIAL question-- a basic question as to how we live and WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY we have built. In a time of much division and resentment this question is most important.

A jubilee is a time for celebration; a time to remember and a time for hope looking forward to what may yet be. It is also a time for RESTORATION! We are to restore those areas of our lives which are in need of repair, of healing. We seek to mend our relationship with God and others. It is a time for DEBT FORGIVENESS as the Lord has forgiven our debts.

Are YOU a prophet? Be not quick to say NO! A prophet is one whom the Lord calls to speak His word and will. Each of us is a vessel of the Holy Spirit thru our Baptism and Confirmation. This episode discusses our call to be God's be the Lord's prophet in our daily lives.

The work of the artist begins in the mind, then proceeds to the eye of insight, and becomes visible in the work itself. Throughout the process the artist is fully present in what is created. God is THE DIVINE ARTIST! God has fashioned all that is. WE ARE THE CROWN OF GOD'S CREATION! We are God's work of art, lovingly made in the image and likeness of God. God CONTINUELLY make and REMAKES us witheach new day. May we be God's work of art.

We like to be suprised by a hidden treasure and find a valueable object that others have overlooked. Jesus compares the Kingdom of heaven to these experiences-- Right Here On Earth! This episode discusses what Jesus was teaching and its meaning for our being suprised by grace.