Serving the Diocese of Toledo at Corpus Christi University Parish
Today, let’s start with some movie trivia. Who knows what movie the following line is from? “My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Does anyone know what movie this line is from? … That’s right, this line is from the 1995 Oscar-winning movie Forrest …
Why would an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good God allow there to be pain and suffering? Today’s psalm tells us that our God is all-knowing when it says; “to his wisdom there is no limit.” This psalm tells us that our God is all-powerful when it says, “great is our Lord, mighty in power.” The psalm …
(lips moving but no sound being heard) “You’re on mute.” If you have spent any time on a Zoom video meeting or call recently, you have probably heard what has become this catchphrase of the year: “you’re on mute.” As we have tried to learn and familiarize ourselves with this video conferencing technology, it has …
Playing Hide-and-Seek with God. About a month ago, I was playing hide-and-seek with two of my kids. I thought for sure I knew where to go to find my daughter, Faith, but as soon as I went to that place, I realized she wasn’t where I thought I would find her. Sometimes when we think …
Bad idea jeans. As I was reflecting on today’s Gospel reading about the Parable of the Tenants, I was reminded of a Saturday Night Live parody commercial called Bad Idea Jeans. The plot of the commercial was this: a bunch of guys sat around wearing jeans foolishly sharing with each other what they thought were …
The 5 Ws of Walking on Water. The 5 W questions of who, what, when, where, and why help us better understand the important parts of any story. During the story of Peter walking on water to Jesus through the storm, these questions had to be swirling around in Peter’s head and heart. In Peter, …
“Justin, your homily is too tough, too heavy, and too long, even for a homily about carrying our crosses.” My wife, Julie, gave me this message the other night after I read her the homily I was planning on giving today. I’ve been trying to pay a little bit more attention to my wife and …
(Putting cigarette in mouth and about to light it) What? Can’t an essential worker take a smoking break? I know, I know, smoking kills, but let me tell you about something even more deadly and common than smoking. A recent study showed that those who self-report as being lonely, it has a negative impact on …
What is your perspective on today’s Gospel reading? What is this Gospel saying to you right now? What is it speaking into your heart? I’m going to be silent now. (10 seconds of silence). I have four children at home, so if no one wants to say anything, I will gladly take all the silence …
Over the weekend, I was talking to my seven-year-old son, Becket. He said to me, “Dad, I told my friends at school that I’m not a sports guy, I’m a church guy.” A church guy … This got me thinking … if we were to sum up who we are in a few words …