I have a confession to make. I’m not much of a football fan. In fact I very rarely watch any football. … On another note, I am still trying to understand that young mother, Nadya Suleman, who now has 14, count them, 14 children.
This is certainly the era of hope right now. We keep hearing the message of hope. … Today’s news gave me hope.
Well, surprise, surprise — every single republican voted against the stimulus/recovery package. … I am thinking unavoidably that the republicans are determined to do all they can to weaken the stimulus/recovery plan, then they will still vote against it.
In today’s Gospel we read one of the the parables about the coming of the kingdom of God. This one is about the Sower and the Seeds. … What are these laws that God wants to write on our hearts? What we learn later from Christ is that new commandment: “Love one another as I have loved you”.
It was snowing when I got up this morning. I wasn’t sure what to expect because I had stopped looking at the weather forcast with the same attention as I was even two weeks ago. .. On this Tuesday of Ordinary Time what struck me in the passage from Hebrews was…
Happy New Year! Today we celebrate the Chinese new year, and begin the year of the Ox. I’ve discovered that the Ox, or the Buffalo sign symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work.
Fifty years ago today, Jan. 25, 1959, Pope John XXIII called a Council. … Yesterday Pope Benedict XVI lifted the excommunications imposed on four bishops who broke with Rome in protest over the liberalizing reforms of Vatican II.
Ths Gospel for today is one of those confusing passages. Mark 3: 20-21. … I truly love this passage because in Mark’s simple style it shows us that even those closest to Jesus thought he was nuts.
It is worth noting that the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act passed the Senate, with all the female senators voting in favor of the bill. This is movement in the right direction — toward justice.
The readings for the day had me reflecting on holiness. … Holiness is found in the life we live, and that life is very different from the hollow ways of the world. Holiness is living in the realm of God, doing things in God’s way — now.
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