Fr. John Murphy's Blog

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by: holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?...

A pithy summary of all today’s readings could be “you can’t take it with you.” The bottom line for all of us is that when we die, all the ...

A pastor heard that one of his parishioners was going about announcing to one and all that he would no longer attend church services.  This ...

  You have to let go at some  point in order to move forward. ~ C. S. Lewis​

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side-by...

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between eac...

Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but only waits to be provoked . ~ Kat...