“Something greater" is a phrase we hear twice in today’s Gospel. (Matthew 12:38-42) And it leapt out at me because,...

In the Word this week, there is a rhythmic repetition of certain imagery: the pastures and meadows where we dwell...

Recently several of my kids and I went on a trip to the zoo with a large group of people....

It was over. It should have been over a long time ago but only now, after months of disappointments and...

My best friend and I have a very deep friendship. We've been there for each other through some really hard...

The other day my son snapped a nail file of mine, and then I snapped at him. Unlike my other...

“'But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than...

Today’s Gospel reading is a tough one, and I think it’s tough because we all desperately long for peace in...

One of the first activities we did with our son's Cub Scout group this year was to go on a...

How many times a day do I think about what I need to get done, what I need to buy,...

Today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 10:16-23) makes it pretty clear that following Christ doesn’t come without its share of conflict and...

I stood quietly before God the Father in prayer. In my holy imagination, no one else was there; it was...

When I imagine the Apostles hanging out with Jesus, I picture them laughing raucously, slapping each other on the back,...

My patience thins with every call of, "Make sure you shut the door!" as my children run in and out...

Today I am in Jerusalem on a solo pilgrimage following the footsteps of Jesus and Mary. Travelers often hear and...

When new wine is poured into new wineskins, the new wine ferments and expands, and in doing so, stretches and...

I’ve been physically sick for a long time. Years of chronic, painful suffering have taken their toll on my once-strong,...