Judging the signs of the times
In the Gospel of Matthew, there is a scene where the Pharisees and Sadducees, in their desire to test Jesus, ask him to show them a sign. In reply to Continue Reading
Humanity may never again get a chance like this – let’s not squander it!
While to a certain degree returning to “business as usual” will not likely happen, that does not mean the vast majority of those who hold most of the world’s wealth Continue Reading
Fragile people living on a fragile planet
As the dreadful coronavirus pandemic clearly illustrates: Life is fragile. In just a matter of a few months, the highly contagious COVID-19 has killed over 225,000 people, sickened many more, Continue Reading
War with Iran – not a Catholic option
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Just think how much better each one of us and the world would be, if we held fast to this morally correct common sense Continue Reading
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ 2020 World Day of Peace message
This new year, this new decade, begins much like the past year, the past decade: wars between countries, wars within countries, nations around the globe preparing for future wars and Continue Reading
The Beatitudes: The path to sainthood!
You are called by God to be a saint! And that all important calling from the Lord is not just to be seriously considered on All Saints Day – but Continue Reading
Imagine having no place to call home
Just imagine for a moment that you have no home. What will you do for meals today? Where will you shower? Where will you sleep? If you have children, how Continue Reading
Season of Creation
It’s good, it’s wise and it sounds so nice: “Season of Creation” – a time for us to stop taking the wonderful God-given gift of creation for granted. A time Continue Reading
God is calling us to break violence’s stranglehold on our world
The recent tragic mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, killing at least 29 people, point to an ongoing epidemic of mass shootings in the United States. As Continue Reading
Lessons for Earth: 50 years after first moon landing
If you were at least 10-years-old on July 20, 1969, you will surely remember that your eyes were glued to a black and white television set watching what no eyes Continue Reading