I find great meaning in the words of Jesus when He says: “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:32)  Even after the resurrection, the first and the last apparition of the Risen Christ recorded in the gospel, was to notorious sinners.  First, He appears to Mary Magdalene, who […]

Last year, during Lent, a friend and I decided that instead of giving UP something we would DO something.  Because my friend had had a trying experience on the road that morning, we pledged to try to be less aggressive and more polite when we were driving our cars.As I went through the six weeks […]

For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, Plans for your welfare not for woe!  Plans to give you a future full of hope. (Jeremiah 29: 11)Plans: I have always been a planner.  When I was a child, every single year, I would start planning my birthday party months in […]

There is a beautiful telling of the Nativity Story found in a small Germanic village which might shine light for us upon the prophetic words we hear this Epiphany Sunday from the great Prophet Isaiah: “Rise up in splendor, Jeru­salem! Your light has come, the glory of the LORD shines upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1) As this […]

When looking at the Nativity scene in my living room, I find so much generosity, so much tenderness and love…so much so that I don’t want the year to end without having written what my heart feels this Christmas.I look at the mother, my mother, with her peaceful and sweet gaze as she looks upon […]

We have always heard that Christmas is the feast to be with family; to reconcile ourselves with those from whom we have been distanced; to be sensitive to others.  Those who are more spiritual say that it is the feast of God becoming man; however, this time I would like to name it: “The Feast […]