As we take time to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month, Christians must acknowledge that there are still many dark places inside the Church. It is time to begin reflecting Jesus into the dark ...
In preparation for Good Friday's Way of the Cross: A Walk for Justice, I offer this reflection on Station VIII, Jesus speaks to the weeping women: The news out of Jerusalem today is not good. And the ...
I write this with Palm Sunday immediately in view, the day on which we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem a few days before his trial and crucifixion. As a child, Palm Sunday was always important ...
For the biblical readings of the Sundays of Lent, the church chose texts that offer many layers of interpretation. Some readings have themes that will continue throughout the readings of subsequent ...
In the midst of trying to do the right thing, it’s easy to forget to do it in the right way. Outside a US congressman’s office, Christians holding homemade protest signs and clergy dressed in their ...
A few months ago, while on a ride at Walt Disney World, my 4-year-old son looked at my t-shirt and said, "Daddy, Look! You are glowing..." He thought a miracle had occurred on Peter Pan's Flight. I ...
Greetings everyone and thank you for watching. I hope you are doing well. Sunday Easter is here! The Apostle Paul wrote in the book of Ephesians that, “We were dead in our transgressions and sins in ...
Blessed New Year. Much has changed in my life and much remains the same. The challenge for me, as a pastor and as a faithful Catholic Christian, is to strive to live my life as a reflection of the ...
It’s estimated that over 15 million WWJD bracelets were sold in the 1990s. Launching from a small church in Holland, Michigan, this line of Jesus merch quickly spread worldwide, spawning T-shirts, ...