Connecting Point: July 20, 2025 Published on July 15, 2025 Partly because my mother was the oldest of ten, and partly because our home had a basement sizable enough for large gatherings, my parents often
Connecting Point: July 13, 2025 Published on July 7, 2025 It is said that you only have one chance to make a first impression, but what contributes to people forming one? Your haircut? Your walk? Your
Connecting Point: July 6, 2025 Published on June 30, 2025 Has a new, young coworker ever told you that you don’t know how to do the job you’ve been doing for over twenty years? Or maybe you presented a
Connecting Point: June 29, 2025 Published on June 24, 2025 Are we ever completely ready? We’ve all faced moments where we sense God nudging us forward, and that quiet question surfaces: Am I really ready
Connecting Point: June 22, 2025 June 16, 2025 On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus, also known as Corpus Christi, we celebrate what most deeply defines our
Connecting Point: June 15, 2025 Published on June 9, 2025 We live in a world full of noise. Whether on social media or in an ad, podcast, or conversation, everywhere we turn, someone is telling us what to
Connecting Point: June 8, 2025 Published on June 2, 2025 In this Sunday’s Gospel (John 20:19-23), we hear that the disciples gathered behind locked doors, afraid and unsure of what to do next. They had
Connecting Point: June 1, 2025 Published on May 27, 2025 On Ascension Sunday, Jesus rises beyond the clouds and leaves a single, urgent commission: “You will be my witnesses…to the ends of the earth”
Connecting Point: May 25, 2025 Published on May 19, 2025 At one time, I had a friend who left the Catholic Church to join a different denomination. We were talking one day, and she shared the theme of her
Connecting Point: May 18, 2025 Published on May 13, 2025 This week’s Connecting Point theme reminded me of a Pat Benatar song from the 80s, “Love is a Battlefield.” While it sounds like any other
Connecting Point: May 11, 2025 Published on May 5, 2025 In the second reading this Sunday, St. John invites us to gaze upon this beautiful image: “I, John, had a vision of a great multitude, which no
Connecting Point: May 4, 2025 Published on April 28, 2025 The truth is that it’s been tough to feel motivated lately. I’ve found myself pulling back in my ways, especially from social media, because the
Connecting Point: April 27, 2025 Published on April 21, 2025 I remember the collective gasp, even if not audible, when the world first heard about St. Mother Teresa’s “dark night,” a fifty-year period of
Connecting Point: April 20, 2025 Published on April 14, 2025 Pope Francis has declared 2025 as the “Jubilee Year of Hope.” Hope is at the heart of who we are as a Christian people, and
Connecting Point: April 13, 2025 Published on April 7, 2025 Palm Sunday begins Holy Week with a striking contrast—Jesus is welcomed into Jerusalem with cheers and palm branches, but by the end of the week,
Connecting Point: April 6, 2025 Published on March 31, 2025 We all remember the old phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, the truth is that
Connecting Point: March 30, 2025 Published on March 24, 2025 As we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we hear the Parable of the Prodigal Son—a story about the relationship between a father and his two
Connecting Point: March 22, 2025 Published on March 17, 2025 Nowadays, parents are beyond busy; I hear it from them every day. I also listen to retirees tell me they are so busy that they couldn’t fit a job
Connecting Point: March 9, 2025 Published on March 3, 2025 “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans
Connecting Point: March 2, 2025 Published on February 24, 2025 In the Gospel, Jesus reminds us, “From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.” This powerful truth challenges us to consider how our words