Faith

This is the tale of two holy lives and two ... not so holy ones. Sts. Theodulus and Agathopodes (died 303, feast day April 5) were members of the clergy in the church at Thessalonica (aka Salonica) in Greece. The bustling city was part of…

Both Abraham and Jesus stepped out in faith when God called. Abraham left his homeland and everything that was familiar, trusting that God would bring him safely to his journey’s end, wherever that might be. In the Garden of Gethsemane,…

St. Francis of Paola Readings: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 Psalms 19:8, 9, 10,15 Matthew 25:31-46

Every Sunday, midway through Mass, we rise and pray together the Nicene Creed: “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth” and so on. Unfortunately for some, the Creed can seem somewhat rote, something taken for…

Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven, praiseworthy and glorious forever. (Daniel 3:56) During my childhood, we lived in the countryside in a house set on top of a hill. Sometimes in the middle of the night, my father would shake us…

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Readings: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 John 8:31-42

'Pray to the Lord to take the serpents from us.' (Numbers 21:7) “Sister,” blurted frustrated 10-year-old Marion during language arts, “sometimes I get so mad life kinda chokes me.” Like young Marion and the Israelites, we all have personal…

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Readings: Numbers 21:4-9 Psalms 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21 John 8:21-30

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) In 2004, a controversy arose in the Indiana community I covered as a newspaper reporter…

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent Readings: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41C-62 Psalms 23:1-3A, 3B-4, 5, 6 John 8:1-11