Gary Fritsch

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102825.cfm Over the course of human history, a great deal of effort has been expended by many in the interest of one thing: building their legacy. How will they be remembered? What will others say of them when they die? Monuments, buildings, parks, libraries, companies – all bear the name of individuals (or their heirs) seeking to establish their legacy. Many of these people did great things, some of those great things were also ‘GOOD’ things. Jesus...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102725.cfm I think that we might all have a different idea of what rest and relaxation looks like, and I have had this conversation with many people when it comes to appropriately honoring the Lord's Day. Today's Gospel gives us more to consider than you might imagine on the surface. Recently in a session of The SEARCH, a program which walks through the key tenets of Christianity over seven weeks, I was asked: why did God have to rest on the seventh day,...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102525.cfm All across America, people start their day by watching, reading or listening to the news. It's almost like we have a natural curiosity upon awaking that has us asking: What's going on. This is not new. In Jesus' time, news travelled literally along the highways and by-ways. It didn't come across airwaves, but it did come. In today's Gospel, there is some buzz about bad news that Jesus helps His followers sort through. One of the...