Gary Fritsch

Today's Scriptures Today's Gospel has always been a pivotal one, but was made more obvious by a rainbow haired man who attended sporting events throughout the 1990's wearing a shirt or holding a sign that said: John 3:16. That's all. While this man, Rollen Stewart was certainly a bit eccentric, he also appeared to be responding to the challenge contained within it (or actually the one following it.) After the very famous part of the Gospel which reads "God so loved the world that he gave his...

Today's Scripture God knows us so well. I mean He did create us, so it should not be surprising, but still - he knows us so well. He knows that we have a hard time with abstract things. It is hard for us to imagine things that we cannot see, feel, hear or taste. So He accommodates our need for physical things that accompany the spiritual things that He has promised. Most commonly, we call these things the sacraments and the birthplace of all sacraments is baptism. When it comes to Baptism,...

Today's Scripture One of the benefits of the TV series ‘The Chosen’ is that it encourages people to remember that the Apostles were actual people and had real experiences and reactions. In this Sunday’s Gospel, we have one of those very important reaction moments. When Jesus appears to the Apostles in the locked room, they realize two very important things simultaneously: one – Jesus is everything He said He was – He is God and two – the last time they saw Him they had abandoned Him. For a...