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Did you know that Jesus asks more than 300 questions in the four Gospels?  By contrast, he directly answers just a handful.  Today he tells Mother Mary when they find him in the temple; “Did you not know that I Read more…

For any of life’s major commitments, you simply have to give up some things.  For example, when we get married we relinquish some individual freedom such as autonomous decision making and total financial control.  But we gain more important things Read more…

Today Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. It is a prayer most of us learned when we were small children. The problem is that we know the Our Father so well, we can rattle off the words without really having Read more…

Today Jesus tells us not to pray like the hypocrites who pray so that people may see them praying on street corners or places of worship. He says when we pray go to your inner room and pray to the Read more…

Every time I make the sign of the cross, I am signing myself with the Trinity, with Christ and with the Word of God.  But there is much more to being a disciple or traveler than just making the sign Read more…

Our reading today about turning the other cheek is very misunderstood. Jesus is not talking about the right to defend ourselves, but rather he is talking about the temptation to retaliate.  Sadly retaliation is part of our culture today.  Turn Read more…

Today is the feast of The Body and Blood of Christ.  What a great day to open up our churches once again ! Last week as I was coming out of Vons Grocery Story with my mask on, a lady Read more…

55 years ago a woman named Sheila said “I do” before God’s holy altar and married me.  What a blessings for me and a support for me as a deacon all these years. In our reading today Elijah is in Read more…

Growing up I am the oldest of a brother plus two half brothers and two half sisters.  My full brother is six years younger than me.  I would have to say that as children I picked on him a lot.  Read more…

We know the power of prayer by interacting with people who have received its healing power.  The prophet Elijah calls on God to start a fire dosed in water after none of the pagan gods could do it.  He was Read more…