At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Galatians 3:28 -- sometimes called "The Magna Carta of Humanity" -- challenges us to truly respect diversity in other people. Why do we so often fail to respect diversity? Perhaps Luke 9:23 can help!

At St. Thomas More Newman Center, Columbus, OH. The four women mentioned in Luke 7:36-8:3 have gotten a bad rap over the years… but how often do *WE* judge people by their past actions, too?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Wrestling with 2 Corinthians 3:4-11. Interesting to pair it with our gospel passage, Matthew 5:17-19. Christ yesterday, today, and for ever!

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. In the context of Matthew 5:13-16, Barnabas was salt and light to Paul. Who are the mentors in your life that you'd like to thank?

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Who is oppressed in our society today? Who is held captive? 1 Kings 17:17-24, Luke 7:11-17, and Pope Francis point out how we can hear the people who are voiceless.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Our readings today (Genesis 14:18-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, and Luke 9:11-17) remind us that the Body and Blood of Christ is about MORE than the eucharistic elements of bread and wine at Mass. Challenging!

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Reflection on the nature of Eucharistic Exposition (or Adoration). References made to 1 Corinthians 11:17-29 and Luke 19:1-10.

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. Passing over Mark 10:32-45 in order to focus on Sirach 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17. (Sirach is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible. It's sometimes called Ecclesiasticus, but NEVER Ecclesiastes.)

At Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. A message about the Holy Spirit's surprises on Saturday night… and a witnessing to a fresh surprise on Sunday afternoon!

A presentation I gave at the "Seekers of Silence" group, hosted by Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville. The last 6 minutes or so are various snippets from discussion time before and after we wrote some poems.