I was laid off 2 weeks ago. It was not a surprise and a surprise. I work at the state health department, and the current Federal...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041325.cfm April 13th, 2025 Palm Sunday readings “When one door closes another opens” and...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030925.cfm As I write this we are at the end of February and I’m trying to rally the family to get...

Luke 5:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020925.cfm For many years my work revolved around data. Gathering data, analyzing...

The baptism of Jesus and the beginning of a new year both give us a sense of excitement and hopeful expectation. I can try to be...

Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 At the Catholic church I grew up in there was a stewardship push called, Time,Talent and Treasure.  It must have...

There’s a passage in the book , A Gentleman from Moscow  by Amor Towles, that reminded me of today’s Gospel. The book begins in 1922 in...

The hedonic treadmill or hedonic adaptation is an idea that all of us have a baseline level of happiness, and when negative or positive...

If you’ve ever made a yeast bread you know the multitude of ways the process can go wrong. It’s not something you can mix up quickly and...

The first time I went to Paris and saw the Eiffel tower, I don’t remember it, but I have pictures from when I was six. The 2nd time I was...

My favorite comedian, Chris Rock, said, “When you have a career there’s not enough time in the day, when you have a job there is too much...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041424.cfm Today on the 3rd Sunday of Easter we hear what happens after two disciples return to...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021124.cfm March 10,2024 During the pandemic, my work transitioned from downtown Nashville to home...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021124.cfm A couple of weeks ago I reconnected with my friend Brian, as he had recommended the...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011424.cfm January 14th readings Some of the more interesting people I’ve met in my life are the...

It’s Christmas time, a mad rush that feels like it starts the day after Halloween.  As soon as Halloween is over, the days seem to fly by...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25?1 I remember the moment I realized I no longer would have to wait or be bored. It was 2009 and...

“Why didn’t I show up at the hospital sooner; it was so obvious he was dying. Why didn’t I go then? Why did I wait?”, a friend asked me...

While most of the explanations about today’s Gospel (Matthew 18:15-20) focus on the person who was wronged, I was more drawn to the...

There once was a man who suffered a great tragedy in his life. His life as he had known it disappeared, and he was thrust into a new...