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  Monday 5 th Week of Easter Gospel – John 14:21-26 Simple Gifts Note Saved Dear Dad, I love going to school with you.   It’s a blast!   You are the best dad, best teacher and best friend in the world.   I’m glad we had class together and got to see what everyone else was walking about – how wonderful you are.   I Love You, Jaime My daughter wrote that note to me back when she was a Sophomore in high school.   And I have kept it safely in my wallet ever since.   Needless to say, the notepaper is barely holding together but that makes no difference to me.   No matter the condition of the paper, the relationship it speaks of continues today.   It is a constant reminder of a love between father and daughter, a love that has endured and flourished over the years.   It is also a reminder that you don’t always need grand gestures or expensive presents to express your love for someone.   Sometimes, many times, it’s the little thin...
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  5 th Sunday of Easter Gospel – John 14:1-12 Home Is Where The Soul Is Heiskell, TN Trust me, I love a good vacation!   Give me a quiet and secluded place, preferably near a river with the only sounds are those of the forest and wildlife and I will be happy.   A place of quiet and rest!   But there comes a point when you realize that it’s time to go home!   And no matter how peaceful and stress-relieving a vacation is, I love that moment when I open our front door, drop the luggage on the floor and breathe a sigh of relief that we are home! HOME!!!   I’ve been thinking a lot about that word lately!   What does it mean?   Where exactly is my/our home?   I’ve come to realize that my definition of home has changed over the years.   At first, home was that little house next to Dad’s store nestled in the farmland of Southern Maryland.   It was where I learned to walk and talk, where my brother and sisters and I played badminton...
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  Saturday – 4 th Week of Easter Gospel – John 14:7-14 I Just Don’t Understand Church of St. Catherine, Nazareth We hear a lot about “knowing” in today’s Gospel.   “If you know me, you know also the Father.”   It’s a relatively simple word but too often misunderstood. We pass someone on the street and we tell our spouse “I know that guy”.   Really?   How well do you know him?   You mean you recognize him?   You know his name?   His likes and dislikes?   His favorite food or sports team?   His hobbies?   What do you mean “you know him?” Most languages have more than one word for the concept of “knowing”.   Latin has ‘scio’ and ‘cognosco’.   French has “savoir” and “connaitre”.   And they mean something completely different.   It’s the difference between being familiar with something and really undertstanding something.   For example, I flip a light switch.   I know the light goes on.   For...
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