Connecting Point: November 9, 2025 Published on November 3, 2025 This Sunday’s Gospel shows Jesus reacting with righteous anger to injustice and hypocrisy. It’s a scene that has stayed with me since childhood;
Connecting Point: November 2, 2025 Published on October 27, 2025 All Souls Day offers a powerful invitation to pause and reflect, not only on those we’ve loved and lost, but also on how we view death itself. And
Connecting Point: October 26, 2025 Published on October 20, 2025 In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus contrasts two very different prayers: one full of self-righteousness and the other full of humble repentance. The
Connecting Point: October 19, 2025 Published on October 13, 2025 Whether it be our first reading (Exodus 17:8–13), where Moses grows tired and needs the support of Aaron and Hur, or the second (2 Timothy
Connecting Point: October 12, 2025 Published on October 6, 2025 In this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11–19), Jesus heals ten people with leprosy… but only one comes back to thank Him. It’s easy to label the
Connecting Point: October 5, 2025 Published on September 29, 2025 When life becomes burdensome or we get burned out, our faith life can also suffer. We may feel the need to throw in the towel and pack it up—and
Connecting Point: September 28, 2025 Published on September 22, 2025 Thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion” (Amos 6:1a) In the beginning of the first reading this weekend, we read
Connecting Point: September 21, 2025 Published on September 12, 2025 This Sunday’s readings invite us to face the question, “What am I willing to do to build a more just world?” The prophet Amos denounces those
Connecting Point: September 14, 2025 Published on September 8, 2025 While I don’t really consider myself a runner, I do try to get out for a few runs in the spring before the Run the Plank race (which St. Isidore
Connecting Point: September 7, 2025 Published on September 1, 2025 Our awesome Father God created everything for good. The gift of life affords us so many possibilities, and each day is filled with moments of