https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052424.cfm Do You Love Me? Do you know people, perhaps yourself, who have gone to a doctor and then another doctor, another doctor, and can’t find the correct diagnosis? I met a lady who went to five different doctors before one doctor asked her to take a nitroglycerin pill. Within minutes, the medication lifted a

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052324.cfm What’s Worse Losing? A Hand or a Soul Jesus teaches us that nothing in this life can compare to what happens to us in eternity. People in our Lord’s time and culture would use exaggerated speech to impress others. He mentioned three horrific examples of drowning with a millstone around our neck, cutting off

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052224.cfm A Humble Heart Seeks To Understand Another. The few verses in today’s gospel give us a little insight into the minds and hearts of the disciples. You can hear the smugness, a hint of arrogance in that statement, “We saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we try to prevent him because

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052124.cfm Who are the “least?” Healthy competition is good for us and can bring out our best. In sports, we go to the weight room and are the last to leave the practice field. We see the results in competition and might even come out first.  We live in this world of rivalry. Being first

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052923.cfm The Strength of a Mother’s Love  I remember hearing on the news of a mother who tried running into her burning home to rescue her baby. The Firemen stopped her as she was already coughing from smoke inhalation. This mother’s strength to risk her life for her child is more than heroic. It is