These past months have seen so much violent death. Police shootings, shootings of police, terrorist attacks on school children, execution style killings, parents taking the lives of their children and […]
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Families like to brag about their famous relatives. Even if it is a distant relative. If somewhere in our family history there is a legendary leader, a well-known person in […]
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Since becoming Christ Cathedral Parish, we continue to learn what being a cathedral parish means. The cathedral church, as the bishop’s church, is linked to the diocese in a unique […]
Most of us have heard phrases like, “It feels better to give than to receive,” or “I get more out of giving than out of receiving.” While the sentiment behind […]
There is a saying that goes, “One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a person.” Perhaps we have had our fantasies of being a hero. We […]
A rich young man asks Jesus what he must do to receive eternal life. This is a good guy and Jesus knows it. He is living a good life. He […]
The vows of Catholic marriage are based on the qualities of God’s love. As those vows are lived out everyday, the couple becomes a reflection of God’s love to each […]
The surprise party is for you and you really are surprised. There is no special occasion and flowers from your spouse arrive at the door. A phone call comes from […]
The adults were having a very childish argument. They were fighting among themselves about who was the greatest. Jesus responded to their childish argument by setting a child in the […]
We are ordinary people. Ordinary is not a demeaning term nor does it mean to suggest that our lives are insignificant. As people created in the image of God, our […]