It seems like forever ago, but I can recall my initial quest for “treasure.” I was no Indiana Jones, but I thought I had a good treasure map that
Connecting Point
As a very young child, I remember collecting dandelions from my family’s backyard and presenting them to my mother as a bouquet of what I
This Sunday’s Gospel is the familiar parable of The Sower and the Seed. The seed that falls on the path, on rocky ground, and amid the thorns, is
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdenedand I will give you rest.“ The Gospel seems clear that Jesus wants us to come to him with
Where do I spend my thoughts, time, talents and treasures? Yep, we can all admit that we have things that we really love… myself included. We look
“Do not be afraid.” (Matt 10:26) Four amazingly simple words. There is a claim that between the Old and New Testament this phrase (or a form of
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” -Mt 10:8 As I began preparing this week’s Connecting Point reflection,
In our Gospel, for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus (John 5:51-58), Jesus says, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
Reflecting on this week’s Connecting Point, reminded me of a wonderful experience I was able to witness last weekend. I presided over a couple’s
In today’s Gospel, on the first Easter, Jesus greets his apostles and offers them the gift of perfect peace. He then breathes on them and says
We hear two key lines in the readings that shape our Connecting Point for this week: In the first reading from Acts, the apostles are told they will
“Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and
Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth
How can I tune out the noise to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd? There is a lot of noise in our life. Everywhere we go, we are bombarded with
How can I be more aware so that I can recognize Christ outside of Mass? Despite the teachings of Jesus, and the creed we profess, we mostly live our
“We only get ahead when we are willing to play the game.” (Author Unknown) Pilate. Hitler. Putin. Me. Some get ahead. Others evolve in the light
“He is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!” This traditional greeting on Easter Sunday reflects the joy we will be releasing
When I was in high school, I joined the wrestling team. I was motivated to do whatever it took to join the varsity team. The only condition was we
“But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.” (Romans 8:9)
“Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sm 16:7) In the first reading, God