As Thanksgiving approaches, with its focus on food, family, and fellowship, it seems fitting to get to know Charlie Kelso. For the past ten years, Charlie has been preparing meals for the St. Damien Parish priests. He also prepares the buffet dinners that accompany the Faith, Food, and Film events …
In the first reading today, the Prophet Malachi tells of the scorching final act of God’s justice to be cast upon “ the proud and all evildoers”. As Christians, our goal is to avoid membership in this group of punished people. This same idea is echoed in Mary’s Magnificat, “He …
In His public ministry, Christ talked a lot about His return and the final judgment. For example; Luke 17:20 – 37, Luke 21:5 – 19 (today’s gospel), Matthew 24, Mark 13. The apostles ask when this will happen. Over the centuries many Christians have asked and tried to answer, that …
Are You Ready To Live Forever? In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us God is the God of the living, not just those living today but all who have gone before us, of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, our relatives, our friends because He [God] is not the God of the dead, but …
A question we all tend to ask ourselves from time to time is, “where is all this going?” Throughout my life, in work situations, in relationships, I try to keep in mind the desired final outcome and how that should influence my current behavior. Our religion is like that, God has a …
One morning last winter Patsy Burn’s alarm clock failed to ring, and she woke up late for the weekday mass. “I was tempted not to go,” she admitted. “I came so close to staying in bed.” But she quickly prepared and arrived at church just in time. As she settled …
