At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. A reflection on God's holy name, as revealed in Exodus 3:14.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. When God calls Moses to be a prophet, Moses tells God that he has the wrong man. How are we like that?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. We, too, have a share of Jesus' Holy Spirit!

En el Centro de Detención del Condado de Knox. ¿Cómo Dios equipar seamos "corderos en medio de lobos"?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Today's gospel passage is John 20:24-29, but a guest preacher today reminds us of Thomas' appearances at John 11:16 and John 14:5.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. The first lectionary reading today is Genesis 19:15-29, but we'll address 19:1-14 (the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah), since that's what everyone talks about. The key theological verse, however, is 19:29.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Skipping over Matthew 8:18-22 in order to concentrate on Genesis 18:16-33. Abraham is bold in how he talks with God. But perhaps the real lesson for us is to be bold in envisioning who God is!

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Jesus (Luke 9:51-62) -- and Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-21) -- both seem to have harsh things to say about the journey of discipleship. Does Jesus really want the dead to bury the dead, or is it an exaggeration?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. The people in Genesis 16:1-16 do not appear to act in very holy ways; some people would say the same thing of St. Cyril. We wrestle with the challenge today, with a final nod to Matthew 7:21-29.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. The story of the birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25, 57-66), and how Isaiah 49:1-6 may be applied to us as well as to him.