One morning last week I was talking to my daughter and telling her of all the things going on with work, home events, family events and the long list of things that pop up and need to be handled immediately.  Read more…

It has been said that the New Testament is revealed in the Old and the Old Testament is explained in the new.  This is important because there are some who believe that the Old Testament (OT) is obsolete with the Read more…

  I recently read an article about the Pope’s visit to a children’s hospital in Poland during his trip to World Youth Day where when asked by a young child why God allows children to suffer, he could only tell Read more…

“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” Luke 12:34 A few weeks ago a cousin of mine posted on Facebook an old picture of my grandmother she had found. That prompted several posts from other cousins, Read more…

In my Bible class for beginners I start out by asking them how many Gospels there are.  There are those who are quick to answer with four, some who think that there might be four but not sure and those Read more…

The readings the past couple of weeks have focused on spending time with God, which have led me to ask myself, “Do I really spend time listening to God and or being open to God?”  Maybe I am more like Read more…

When I made the commitment to own my faith some 40 years ago I knew that I needed to pick up a Bible and read it.  As I mentioned in another article, I knew about the Bible but I did Read more…

Third Station of the cross on the road to Via Dolorosa   In Matthew 16:13 Jesus asked his disciples a question, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is.”  It is, on the surface, a very simple question Read more…

I recently read the book When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. It is Dr. Kalanithi’s own beautifully written memoir of how, at 36 years old, about to finish his residency in neurosurgery and embark on a career in medicine, Read more…