July 2025

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071825.cfm It Is Hard to Let Go Sometimes Preparing a couple for marriage is such an exciting ministry. I notice how couples sometimes let go of long-held family traditions. Parents will sometimes come for a visit, and occasionally, they will say something like, “Well, we always did like this.” Behind this thought is another: “Why

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071525.cfm Woe! The words of Jesus, “Woe to you, Chorazin, and Bethsaida,” may sound harsh, but they carry a concerned urgency. It’s a warning akin to a blaring siren on the interstate, signaling immediate action. The honking horns and flashing lights of other drivers are not commands, but urgent pleas to change direction. The potential

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071225.cfm Like the Master – like the Teacher Teachers and coaches have an innate quality of wanting to help others succeed. I have taught people who wish to become Catholic. There have been a couple of occasions when the new Catholic intends to become a teacher. They attend a four-year class with the diocese called

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070925.cfm   Faith Is All About Relationships Every day, I pray before the Blessed Sacrament for family members and friends who have left the Church’s sacramental life. I think of Jesus on the cross, praying, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.” If someone didn’t know the value of gold, it

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070725.cfm Effective Prayer Why does God sometimes answer our prayers right away, and other times it seems like it takes forever? Has that question ever crossed your mind? Today’s gospel will help us answer that query.   The lady in the gospel suffered for 12 years from a hemorrhage. I wonder how many times she asked

Vocation – To Be a Saint. The word that jumped out at me when I prayed over today’s gospel is the word “appointed.” The Lord appointed” those whom He sent ahead of Him. I prayed over the word appointed, and I heard that my vocation to the priesthood and religious life isn’t something I chose

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070525.cfm A new Wineskin Every Day       What do we think about the following scenario? A child shares with a friend – “My Mom and Dad are part-time. “We eat maybe three times a week, four if we are lucky, because that’s the only time we ever see each other.”    Or how about this one?