14 Dec 2023 0 Comment

Rejoice in the Lord. Be happy. Rejoice.

Rejoice in the Lord. Be happy. Rejoice. Today is a special Sunday.  Traditionally we call that Laudate Sunday, or Rejoice Sunday. because Laudate is Latin word which means rejoice.  We are called to be joyful people. Catholics and...
19 Nov 2023 0 Comment

Well done, my good and faithful servant

The parable of the talents is a beautiful story. Each time I read it, I feel very blessed by God. God is a good all the time. He gives us talents according to our ability. The rich man in today’s parable knew the abilities of his...
13 Nov 2023 0 Comment

“The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,”

  “I thought you brought the ....”  Everyone has heard those words at some point. It is the sudden awareness that something important was left behind because everyone involved thought someone else had taken the missing...
1 Nov 2023 0 Comment

Today is Stewardship Sunday We are stewards. We are servants who are entrusted with the gifts of time, talent and treasure. God has given us our very life and the precious gift of time. He has given us our talents and has helped each one...
25 Oct 2023 0 Comment

“Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”

  Parents and care givers who send a child off to college or to a different city to live on their own may observe that their child gradually becomes aware of who fed, clean, clothed and housed them in their infant years; who...
17 Oct 2023 0 Comment

“Jesus again spoke to the chief priest and elders of the people in parables . . .”

  Jesus told many parables. They were stories, not necessarily based on fact, but that communicated an important truth. Jesus used parables to get the attention of the people and to make them think. Jesus even used parables to...
9 Oct 2023 0 Comment

“The kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”

  A wise employer who paid above average wages and provided very good benefits would tell all of his new hires, and remind his existing employees, “If you do your job you get to keep it.” He treated his employees like...