Knowing whether to build a relationship with God or with man is a question many single moms face. Many more will question whether they can do both simultaneously. Nothing exists in a vacuum, so there is often an almost tangible urge to replace what was lost with something new. Because of this, when faced with…
Death does strange things to people. I don’t mean to the people who die. I mean death does strange things to the people who are left behind. We recently remembered the dead in All Souls Day Masses, but these Masses are very different from modern reflections on death where we are more likely to hear…
I stood in darkness with rain pouring down. Lightening flashed, but I hardly cared. I shivered in our backyard and looked in to the warm, bright bedroom my husband and I shared. Only now, he was in there alone texting someone. I watched him watch tv. I saw him casually get up, walk to the…
In Matthew 22: 34-44, the Pharisees continue their quest to trip up the Divine Savior. This time they ask Him a seemingly innocent question. They want to know what He thinks is the greatest commandment. Jesus does not go into long explanations as I would be tempted to do. He does not weigh pros and…
The Pharises sent their disciples and the Herodites to trick and trap Jesus. They begin “Paying Taxes to the Emporer” in Matthew 22: 15-21 by complimenting our Lord, as if a few sweet nothings could sway the King of Wisdom. Teacher, we know you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of…