Jews are STILL the chosen people of God, yet Christ is savior of all the world. The Vatican released a new document today, reiterating what the Church has taught for 50 years on Jewish-Christian relations! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception begins the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy! So much to explain and to celebrate! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Luke's Jesus speaks of being "drowsy from... anxieties." What does that mean? Save us from needless anxiety, O Lord! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Is gratitude a necessary aspect of prayer, or a cop-out when things are bad? Borrowing from medical research and FORREST GUMP! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

A reflection on the purpose of the Book of Daniel, on the feast of the Vietnamese martyrs. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

A serious reflection on Truth, as expressed in John 19… but our undergraduates still found some places to chuckle! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

No! Jesus' recognition of the widow giving her last two coins is not a lesson that "God helps those who help themselves" or to "Give until it hurts"! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

My favorite day of the liturgical year! A celebration that WE CAN DO THIS! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

A very personal example of how I fight against the temptation to believe that something *CAN* separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Baptism isn't a "get out of hell free" card. It is a pledge to live as Jesus lived, a baptism into his death and into his resurrection. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)