Thoughts on comparing ourselves to other. How are we to be servants of all, when none of us have servants? It's pretty simple, when we live in a service-based economy! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

When we try to correct each other in the Church, are we building "Righteous, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness," or are we sowing "envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, and mutual friction"? (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Who is "inside" the Church, and who is "outside" the Church? Luke 7:38-50 and St. Robert Bellarmine each challenge us to have a more expansive view! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Mary is our role model, even when it comes to witnessing the suffering of others. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Challenging stuff! In the words of Paulist founder, Servant of God, Isaac Thomas Hecker, CSP: "The one who has no cross is no follower of the crucified." (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Jesus calls us to do something hard today: to love our enemies! A reflection on what might help us to be agents of reconciliation…. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

The life of Peter Claver fits well with today's readings, Colossians 3:1-11 and Luke 6:20-26. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Where do our individual life stories begin? This celebration -- and the other events the Church celebrates on/near September 8 -- points out that begins are hard to pinpoint! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Jesus commands the apostles to "Put out into deep water." Gregory the Great shows us how to do it! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

The Letters to the Thessalonians may speak of the end of time, but I tend to think of midterms and papers. A reflection about anxiety! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)