I surrender my sword to you

They shall beat their swords into plowshares. Sparks fly with each strike of the hammer.   Heat billows from the furnace.   The sound of metal against metal clangs in the air.   A blacksmith, applying the tools of his trade, takes a sword and slowly, painstakingly...

I will make you fishers of men

Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. Good fishermen know that different types of fish like different types of bait.   Some are attracted to bright colors, while others are drawn to a particular smell. We see something similar in our call to be fishers of...

Praise and exalt him above all forever

Praise and exalt him above all forever.  I love the Book of Daniel.   You might know the story of King Nebuchadnezzar throwing Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fiery furnace.   But did you know that this is part of the song they sang as they stood in the midst...

You are alive and active within me

The days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone.  People often keep postcards or photographs of vacations or dream destinations on their kitchen walls or smartphones.   Why?   We’re trying, even if only for a moment, to experience something...

He Noticed a Poor Widow

He noticed a poor widow.  Who did you notice at Mass on Saturday or Sunday?   Maybe you caught a glimpse of someone in a fancy new dress.   Perhaps you spotted a family whose children behaved perfectly.   Or maybe a handsome young man whom you had never seen before...

May They All Be One

Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection . . .  You don’t hear much about the Sadducees in the gospels, but they played an important role during Jesus’ time.   In fact, the chief priests and most of the Temple authorities were part of this group. ...

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