The Friar

When I was in Rome for a class in my doctoral studies, I noticed that in almost every shop there…

Ezra was a prophet who arose at a bad, but the right, time. The people had gone astray and their…

God has a tendency to call people who at first glance do not seem to be likely choices. There is…

There is an internal tension in most of us, an angst. We want things we cannot have. Or what we…

There are a not insignificant number of people who believe, I think, in what is sometimes called the "prosperity gospel."…

I judge others. I do it a lot. Yet, I am a sinner. I have no right to judge others,…

What image do we desire to present to the public? If social media is any clue, we wish to present…

We know the answer to the question. But do we really answer the question by how we live. There is…

It is not always easy to help the poor. It is not always easy to treat our enemies with respect.…

Are you too "busy" for prayer? In today's gospel we see the importance of prayer in the life of Jesus.…