“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!” Picture the scene: Jesus has just impressed a crowd and a woman, probably a mother, shouts out: “You must of had a wonderful mother!” Jesus responds something to this effect: “Yes, I had a wonderful mother, though in ways you don’t imagine.… Read More

Why do we have Advent? You say, “I don’t know, it always just comes along,” or, “I don’t know, no one ever told me.” I have heard these questions, answers and others, a number of times. Especially this one: if Christ has already been born, what is this Advent waiting about? Have we forgotten about… Read More

Isn’t it amazing when a relationship breaks down, the terrible insults begin to fly. What once seemed like such a strong bond eventually ends up with seemingly two people fighting like opposing enemies. It is common and is very sad. The Anger is usually just tremendous pain looking for an escape. Where two become seemingly… Read More

In the Gospel Reading, Jesus rebukes his disciples for arguing about who among them was first and greatest. But how do we suppose the argument went? There are two possibilities. FIRST Possibility: Each disciple was saying, “I am the greatest!,” while the others were saying, “Oh no, you’re not! I am!.” SECOND Possibility: Each disciple… Read More