Posts from October 2025

Three clergymen were deep in a discussion of the best positions for praying while a telephone repairman worked nearby. “Kneeling is definitely best,” claimed one. “No,” another contended. “I get the best results standing with my arms outstretched to heaven.” “You’re both wrong,” the third argued. “The most effective prayer position is lying on the floor face down.” The telephone repairman could contain himself no longer. “Hey, guys,” he interrupted, “the best praying I ever did was hanging upside down…

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to “pray always”. How can anyone pray “always”? We have to sleep or we will become “weary”. We have to work. We have to eat. How can we “pray always”? The fact that what Jesus says might seem impossible should tell us that He is trying to get us to think differently about what it means to pray, let alone “pray always.” Like today’s parable, God wants us to bring our problems and sufferings…

Reading today’s Gospel challenges us to think about how often we say “thank you” or show appreciation in some way to someone who has helped us, been kind to us or simply been with us sharing their time and interest. These actions can bring some healing to the “Leprosy” which may not be a physical illness but a loneliness and a separation from life and fellow human beings, which afflicts many people. I am sure we have come across people,…

Our theme for Respect Life Month is “Life: Our Sign of Hope”, which ties into this year’s Jubilee Year of Hope. Our ethic of life in the Catholic faith affirms that every human being bears the image of God and is deserving of dignity and respect. From the unborn child in the womb, to the person on death row in prison, from the elderly person in a nursing home or our neighbor who is struggling with mental health issues, poverty…