Serving the Diocese of Toledo at Corpus Christi University Parish
I’m going to ask a simple question, and everybody’s got to respond. By a show of hands, how many of you would like to be rich … no matter what? A lot of hands went down when I said no matter what. The rich young man we heard about in today’s Gospel reading would still …
Last week, Fr. Jeremy kicked off a five-part series on five Eucharistic words. Over the course of five weeks, we will hear these words mentioned in the Gospel readings from John Chapter 6 where Jesus is teaching and preaching about the Eucharist. These same five words appear when the disciples experience their first communion by …
Last weekend, my family and I drove back from vacation and got back home at about 3:30 a.m. Fast forward six hours later and my wife, Julie, and I were sleeping in bed at about 9:30 a.m. It was then that one of our kids came into our bed and asked Julie to turn on …
If Jesus had not ascended into heaven and was still walking the earth with his resurrected body today, what do you think he would be doing now? … Maybe Jesus would have his own reality TV show. Perhaps he would have a podcast or he would be the world’s biggest social media influencer. Since there …
Have you ever walked into the movie theater halfway through the movie and you are trying to figure out what is going on? When this happens to me, I usually lean over and ask someone what I missed or what’s going on in the story. If I walked into a movie halfway through and I …
I was planning to pop the question. I had the ring. I had it all planned out in my mind. I was going to ask her Dad for her hand in marriage. Then, I was going to take her on a hot air balloon ride and as we rose up into the sky, two people …
Think back on the most important moment of your life. This could be the moment you first met the love of your life, the moment when you fulfilled a lifelong dream, or maybe it was the moment when you courageously took a leap of faith. When you think about this most important moment of your …
If we were in Mary’s position in today’s Gospel reading, would we see the Angel Gabriel? If we’re honest with ourselves, would we hear the message from the angel and would we accept Jesus into our bodies and our lives? The reason I asked this is because hiding from God is what we sinners tend …
Have you ever forgotten your password? You know this frustrating feeling where you just can’t figure out the password. As I was reflecting on today’s Gospel reading, I felt like I forgot the password. Sure, I get the whole part of the parable at the end where Jesus is telling us to be prepared because …
The Tent. “Daddy, can you make a tent for me again,” my beloved 4-year-old son Scott asked me yesterday. What I, as a kid, called a pillow and blanket fort, Scott calls a tent. “Yes, Scott I can make a tent for you,” I told him. So, last night, I made a tent for Scott. …