"Have no anxiety at all," Saint Paul writes. It's a tall order. But faith, especially the faith expressed in prayer, really can move us beyond all anxiety to the supreme peace God offers.

Every congregation is filled with people with many different wants, wishes, and desires. But you can be certain that every member of your congregation arrives at church yearning for peace.

A rare commercial for the preacher: If you haven’t read much else yet about the upcoming new Mass translation, please consider At the Supper of the Lamb by Father Paul Turner.

THE TWO PARABLES in this weekend's readings--one from Isaiah, the other from Matthew--lead to basically the same conclusion: If God is not satisfied with how the Lord's vineyard is being run, God will give it to someone else.

A man from Grand Forks, North Dakota robbed the First Community Bank in Fargo. After he left with the money, police were called and upon reviewing the ransom note, they realized it had been written on the robber's bank deposit slip, complete with his name and address. 

Last year I visited some friends who were living in California. Instead of taking me on the usual tour of the popular wineries with their famous names, we went down the back roads to some of the oldest wineries in the state with vines that were planted more than a hundred years ago. 

It's fortunate for the Boston Celtics that NBA legend John "Hondo" Havlicek never made the cut in the NFL.

With faith in God's guidance, by prayer and petition, we make our request for mercy known to God.

There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. The lectionary this weekend offers a remarkably cohesive selection from scripture on the theme of God's vineyard.

To be spiritually weeded means to have renounced the love of material things and attachment to possessions . . . . Freed from the profitless burden of earthly aspirations, that person can breathe again.