Today’s Gospel reading is about the bottom line of our spiritual life. The phrase ‘bottom line’ comes from the practical and efficient business world. The bottom line is the number found under the bold bottom line on a profit & loss statement or balance sheet. Don’t give me all the details, what is the bottom…
So whether you are married or divorced, gay or straight, black, white or yellow, no one who walks this earth is in a position to be judge over you or you over another. Judgement is for God alone. But each of you, and each of us is called to take whatever we have, whatever we…
Jesus pulled this man from the faceless crowd and made him his center of attention, his entire world. Jesus also does this with each of us, if we are so willing. He meets those who feel less than a person and fills us with divine personality. He meets you and I personally, and we in…
I hope all of you voted this past week, and I hope the people you voted for did not get elected. That’s right, I hope your guys and gals didn’t get elected, and I challenge you today to get to know the candidate you don’t like who got elected. Read more about them, talk to…
“What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.” –Mk 10:9 Our church operates in the world of contracts, but we aim for something higher than contractual relationships with each other. Can you imagine what would happen if we had a no-show policy for church? At $50 per person, per Sunday, we would…
‘Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?’ –Mk 4:40 Some people and some priests truly are disciplinarians, some are thinkers, some are all heart. A friend of ours from Yerevan told us that when she lived there, she and her friends knew all the priests and their personalities, and would pick where…
“Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all…” Mk 12:43 This week I was surprised to see two thick Pinellas County voting ballots in our mail. Those of you who live in Pinellas have surely received your ballots also. What are we voting for now? Well, a few precincts will…