It was buy-one-get-one-free Monday at Kohl’s department store. That means you pay the highest “gouging” price for an item and you get a second for free. My mother was sitting in her wheelchair holding a Froggy beanbag pillow. I explained to her that if we wait until half-price Wednesday, we could get the pillow for...

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After Jesus cured the leper, He said to him, “Go show yourself to the priest and do not tell anyone.” What is the first thing he does? He blabs it to everyone. I can understand what happened. After the priest gave the leper a clean bill of health and told him he could now go...

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Months ago Pope Francis designated Sunday, Feb 4 as a prayer day for the victims of all those who suffered from abusive priests. Here is the reason why. First, revelations were made. The light shined in the darkness. Then there were law suits, settlements, and apologies. To ensure that the apologies were not just lip...

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I was in my sixth-grade gym class. It was floor hockey, boys against the girls. The teacher pulled me aside to ask if I would play on the girls’ side to balance the teams. I reluctantly said, “Yah, I guess.”  Sure enough, the guys made lots of comments on how I was a nice girl. I...

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Couldn’t Jesus do a little better? I am sure there were plenty of synagogue leaders and faithful religious priests to choose from. Why Peter? Remember Moses? Before God called Moses, he was tending his flock at Midian. He is a runaway slave with a rap sheet for murder. You cannot get lower than that. Wouldn’t...

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The disciples ask Jesus, “Where are you staying?” Jesus invited them to come and see. They are about to discover that Jesus stays at the bosom of the Father because that is where He is from. We know this because the Gospel begins by telling us that Jesus comes from the bosom of the Father....

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It is appropriate that we begin the New Year with a reading from the Book of Numbers. Numbers is the second to last book in the Pentateuch. The book begins with a census of all the names of anyone over twenty years old who were living in the desert after God delivered them from Egypt....

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Once I was on vacation, waiting in the parking lot for Fr. Tom to get back with lunch. While I was standing there, I watched a large barrel-chested man walking his Chihuahua. The size variance between the two looked funny, but I didn’t say anything. He came over to me and said, “How was the fishing.”...

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The philosophers believed that God was only interested in very big and important matters: God had more important matters to worry about then to fuss over humans. He had to fix the stars and balance the cosmos making sure heavenly bodies do not bang into each other. They called God, “The God of the universe.”...

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