5th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Are You Worth Your Salt?
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Matthew 5:13-16 Are You Worth Your Salt? Of all the inexpensive, everyday things in our home, salt is one of the most useful. It can flavor and preserve food, put out grease fires,…
Presentation of the Lord – Six Weeks without a Name?
Presentation of the Lord, Year A Luke 2:22-40 Six Weeks without a Name? Our son was born in London. I was shocked to learn he didn’t have to have to be registered, to be given an official name, until he…
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Have You Ever Considered Zebedee’s Feelings?
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Matthew 4:12-23 Have You Ever Considered Zebedee’s Feelings? I’ve always felt for the parents of the first disciples. James and John were working in the family fishing business. Then all of a sudden…
How Soon Can I Go Back to Work?
I am blessed to have 2 kids who, like their father but very much unlike their mother, are morning people. I am usually up no later than 6:30 even on days off because my internal clock seems to function very…
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Knowing and Being Known
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A John 1:29-34 Knowing and Being Known To be truly known might be the greatest gift of all. When barriers dissipate and the self exposed, and still love is there, that’s when we know…
Baptism of the Lord – The Beginning of a Great Adventure
Baptism of the Lord, Year A Matthew 3:13-17 The Beginning of a Great Adventure When we are baptized, many of us as infants, our sins are forgiven, But as babies, though we aren’t perfect, we haven’t really had the chance…