Reflections

During the 1980's, pop psychology was all the rage. One approach involved asking seemingly innocuous questions, which were supposed to reveal...

When I was a young man, back in the 1970s, a lot of folk music was written for use in the Mass. Some of it was quite good. Some of it wasn’t....

This is the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In Ordinary time, the First Reading is always especially chosen by the Church to complement the Gospel....

In our first reading today, Ezra calls the people of Jerusalem into assembly, and lays down the law. From sunrise to high noon, he reads to them...

In Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God has been turned loose in the world, changing our world forever. Imagine that you have never heard of electricity,...

Every human being is unique in the sight of God. Some human characteristics, however, are nearly universal. For instance, just about everyone who...

Until this point in John's Gospel, Jesus' earthly ministry has been a big success. His words, and the powerful signs he has performed, have won him...

In our first reading, the prophet Elijah has offended Queen Jezebel, and is running for his life. During his forty days and forty nights in the...

In our second reading today, St. Paul has some advice for the Ephesians. He tells them to put aside their former way of life and the old self, which...