I attended a wonderful exhibition of the works of John Singer Sargent at the Museum of…
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4th Sunday of Lent
The story is told about a soldier during combat. He was drinking heavily and was a…
2nd Sunday of Lent
A missionary told this tale. Some African Christians were sitting about at a retreat. The subject…
1st Sunday of Lent
We are now in the liturgical season of Lent, preparing for Easter, at this time three…
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
1 Corinthians 12,31-13:13 Some years ago a popular song told us, “What the world needs now…
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
A shoemaker, says Edwin Markham, through a dream was told that he would see Jesus the…
Feast of the Baptism – “Reform Starts Within” (Fr. James Gilhooley)
An atheist said, “If Christians are the light of the world, somebody has forgotten to turn…
Feast of Epiphany – “The Wisdom of the Magi” (Fr. James Gilhooley)
The seventeenth century painter Guido Reni has left us a magnificent painting of Matthew. An angel…
3rd Sunday of Advent
An elderly person in Kansas City went each day to the newspaper box on the corner.…