Have you ever wondered if Jesus had a sense of humor?  Today’s gospel makes it very clear that he did.   Just pay attention to the humorous comments that our Lord makes about the blind leading the blind and removing a wooden beam from our eyes.  We all know how silly it is to think that a blind person could successfully lead another blind person.  And why would a blind person ask another blind person to lead him in the first place?  At the same time, why would a blind person […]

I don’t know about you, but I have come to rely very heavily on my GPS whenever I hit the road.  Especially during those stormy days when roads were closed due to downed trees or wires, I even used GPS when I was going to Bryn Mawr or Paoli Hospital to anoint someone.  And, I made sure to use a GPS with real time traffic alerts where up-to-the-minute details made my journey faster and easier.

Life is often described as a journey.  For us Christians, it’s a journey through this life […]

“Thus says the Lord: ‘Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh.”  Woe to you who are rich, …woe to you who are filled now, …woe to you who laugh now, …woe to you when all speak well of you.’”  As you listened to today’s first reading and gospel, you may have felt a little uncomfortable.  Reviewing this weekend’s readings, I was reminded of an observation one of my scripture professors made: “Our Lord came to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”  […]

“Put out into the deep and lower your nets for a catch.” Think about it, that’s what the son of a carpenter said to a lifelong fisherman.  Peter did it, perhaps just to humor Jesus, or because Jesus had just cured Peter’s mother-in-law.  And what happened?  They took in the biggest catch of their lives. A fluke? A trick? Or a sign of things to come?  Whatever, it overwhelmed Peter.  “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man,” we hear Peter exclaim as he falls on his knees […]