Articles by: Fr. George Smiga

Unless we are growing, we are slipping back. We are either coming closer or falling away from God.

The great commandment according to Jesus is the triple commandment of love: to embrace God’s love for us, so that we can come to an adequate love of self, so that we can extend that love to others.

The truth which underlies the Parable of the Workers is that life is unfair. There is no way to insure that each person receives what they deserve.

Ronald Rolheiser has suggested around the age of 40 the lines of most people’s faces are set. From that age onward, every face betrays a certain character, a certain personality, and a certain kind of beauty.

Christianity was an urban phenomenon. Although the origins of the Christian movement in the ministry of Jesus were rooted in the rural soil of Galilee, the spread of the gospel took place in the urban centers of the ancient world.

Faith begins in the love of God. Faith has to be personal, believing in a God who cares for us and will act on our behalf.

We all share the same vineyard. Therefore, either we will thrive together, or we will go down together. This is why we must avoid the temptation of trying to cut someone out.

Seeing is more than taking light and color into our eyes. It also involves our minds and our hearts. Seeing includes believing.