Do not let your heart be troubled

Do not let your hearts be troubled.  More and more families are living paycheck to paycheck.   The middle class is eroding.   Inner-city problems are on the rise.   The divorce rate remains at about 40 percent.   Four in ten Americans will be diagnosed with some form...

Help me to see every aspect of my life

God, according to his promise, has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus.  Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees.   We focus on the little things right in front of us, our everyday concerns and preoccupations, and lose sight of the big picture of God’s plan for our...

Mark, my son

Mark, my son. When we see “Saint” in front of someone’s name, we might think they got that way on their own.   But St. Mark tells a different story.   He might have faded into history if someone else hadn’t believed in him. Mark was the son of Mary, a widow in whose...

No one can take them out of my hand

No one can take them out of my hand.  What makes you feel vulnerable?   Flying in an airplane?   Being in a boat surrounded by large waves?   Or is your fear most exposed in relationships, where you worry about being hurt or let down?   Whatever triggers it for you,...

Opportunity of a Lifetime

The Spirit told me to accompany them without discriminating. It was the opportunity of a lifetime!   By sending Peter to Cornelius—a Gentile from Caesarea—God invited Peter to play a key role in his plan to gather the Gentiles to himself.   The centuries-long hatred...

A Good Deed

A good deed done . . . Peter had just healed a beggar.   The people who witnessed the miracle were amazed, but the rulers were offended because Peter had said that it was Jesus who healed the man—the same Jesus whom they had crucified.   No wonder they arrested him!...

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