Responding to the Third Invitation
Maybe we aren’t the first folks God calls on, but shouldn’t we act like we are?
In honor of the 13th Apostle
Man of Action, Servant of God
St. Joseph may your image of quiet servanthood make me better able to appreciate the gifts sprinkled throughout this wonderous world. Through your prayers and intercession help me to keep my mouth shut, and my eyes and ears and mind and heart open to what God is doing for me every day.
St. Joseph, foster father of our divine Lord Jesus, husband of our dear Blessed Mother Mary, and head of the Holy Family, please pray for me!
Faith Cometh by Hearing
Mary of Magdala saw the stone was gone and ran to tell the others. They came. They saw. They left. Jesus came.
Who Saw Him First?
When trying to get the story concerning who saw Jesus first on resurrection day, one would think the scriptures would be the place to pin this down…
In Defense of Simon of Cyrene
For many years I have had an overwhelming desire to come to the defense of Simon of Cyrene.
A Child of God’s Garden of Adversity
Isn’t it interesting how one can hear scriptures over and over through the years and not question little oddities in them?
Promises, Promises: The Adventures of Abe and Ike
At the age of seventy-five, with no children and a wife who was called barren, Abe, having been ordered by the Creator to leave his land, relatives, and his father’s house, received his first promises from God…
Healing My Inner Jonah
There was a time when calling someone a “Jonah” meant that they were a jinx, someone who brought misfortune to those around them. Our biblical Jonah certainly did that for the crew of the...
