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Usually, we think of our Christian faith as a personal relationship between an individual and God.  Certainly, it is that but it is not exclusively that.  We need to remember that our faith needs to grow within the family.  All of us come from homes, we live in homes, and some among us look forward to establishing their own homes.  This means that the success and happiness of our individual lives are deeply dependent upon the fate and fortunes of our family. For that matter, so is the future of our world.  What happens in the home in large measure […]

Usually, we think of our Christian faith as a personal relationship between an individual and God.  Certainly, it is that but it is not exclusively that.  We need to remember that our faith needs to grow within the family.  All of us come from homes, we live in homes, and some among us look forward to establishing their own homes.  This means that the success and happiness of our individual lives are deeply dependent upon the fate and fortunes of our family. For that matter, so is the future of our world.  What happens in the home in large measure […]

I read a story some time ago which I doubt is true, but it deals with a very profound truth.  The setting of this story was an exclusive men’s club in London in the early part of this century.  One member of the club was an outspoken atheist.  He did not believe in God.  He was critical of religion in general, and of Christianity in particular.  One day, someone wrote a little poem and posted it on the club bulletin board.  The man’s name was Joe, and the poem about him said:  “We have heard in language, highly spiced, that […]

For most of us, Christmas is a time of happiness.  We have learned to love virtually everything about it – the music, the lights, the giving and receiving of gifts, the fellowship of friends and family.  Year after year, we anticipate this season with great excitement and remember it with fondness, long after it is gone.  But in the midst of all this happiness, we need to remember that for some people Christmas is the loneliest time of the year.  For some, Christmas festivities remind them of broken relationships, and the togetherness of others serves to accentuate their own sense […]

Do you know how magnificent a sacrament the Eucharist is?  It ought to be looked at as a jewel that reflects light from its different facets.  The Eucharist is a  covenant between ourselves and God, a remembrance, a thanksgiving, a Real Presence of Jesus among us, a  mystery of faith, and a spiritual food for our journey of life. In addition to all this, there is another facet of the Eucharist which we need to rediscover especially in this Advent Season. The Eucharist is a sacrament given to us by Jesus for our healing. More than ever, people today want […]