A strange series of things happen as Jesus passes through Jericho, passes through on his way to Jerusalem.  And they all have to do with...

We are formed to approach the Book of Revelation in the Bible by the films and books of our age. Lots of esoteric plots about the seven...

This time of year, a couple of treasured photographs sit on my mantle, little dog-eared invitations to joy and gratitude. One, snapped in...

On my first Christmas as a priest, I drove from my parish in Greensboro to my aunt’s house in Charlotte after the Christmas Morning Mass....

They had been cursed by God. Everyone knew that! They were visited by a plague that did not kill, but never seemed to end. Their families...

On an early morning on a Saturday in early June, my mother was helping me to get dressed. I wasn’t a child; I was thirty-two. My mother...

He was almost invisible… The rich man, snug inside his home, simply couldn’t be bothered with every bum or beggar who lounged beside the...

There’s no way around it. This week’s Gospel is an odd little story that leaves us scratching our heads, and wondering what’s up. While...

Have you ever wondered about the “titles” of scripture stories? Have you ever wondered where they came from and who created them, or how...

It had been some time since Jesus had descended from the Mount of Transfiguration and set his face toward Jerusalem. As he journeyed...

“When you throw a party,” says the Lord, “invite those whom everyone else overlooks.” Has anyone here ever attended a wedding or a...

I come to gather nations of every language. God will call them from hard luck towns the highway commission ignored. God will gather them...

“I have not come to establish peace, but I have come to establish division.” Did Jesus really come to establish division? This doesn’t...

The TV ads are sounding off more intently, “It’s mid-summer. Take some time to relax and (use our product / go to our vacation site /...

Jesus did not shun the work of the dock, the dust of the field or the din of the marketplace. His preaching rang with references to the...

In the northwest corner of Kansas, out on the high plains, there is the small town where my great grandparents settled as pioneers....

Sometimes, children struggle to communicate with adults. In a similar way, we adults struggle to communicate with God. No matter how hard...

As so often happens with scripture, we tend to glide over the surface of this story of Martha and Mary, smoothing out the rough corners,...

“Tell me about yourself.” How would you answer that question? You might say: “I’m a student.” Or “I’m an athlete.” Or “I’m a carpenter; a...

Jesus had sent the Twelve Disciples out on a missionary journey, a mission that was wildly successful. Now, the Lord turns to the other...