John Shore

Is saying that in response to prayer God doesn’t throw football games the same as saying that God doesn’t hear, or care about, prayers offered to...

Best. Party. Guest. Ever.

We know what we're supposed to do when things get tough.

""If we focus only on the miracle of water becoming wine, we miss what is perhaps the most important point of today's gospel."

"I have lived with the shame and disgrace of what I did for 24 years, and basically condemned myself as a murderer unworthy of God's love."

MEN: you can't go wrong employing these time-honored techniques in every argument you ever have with your wife. Right?

"Couldn't God have timed this baby's birth to not take place during a major Roman census? This would have saved Mary and Joseph a lot of trouble....

Ah, carolers. They used to be such a big part of Christmas.

"Certainly, Elizabeth and Zechariah, and Mary and Joseph all had to look at their lives anew. Any expectations of what life would look like surely...

A conversation between Joseph and the woman he loved

A young woman writes with what I think is a deeper problem than the one she asks about.

"And isn't that what God wants? For us to be successful? For our identity to be found in such success: family, security, a nice home and rewarding...

"His master had been in the water for hours, his great arms taking hold of each person who, with a mixture of fear and awe, was plummeted into the...

This past Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent. If you're not sure exactly what that means, here you go!

"If Christ is coming soon, why care about the environment? If Christ is coming soon, why worry about the future of our children, grandchildren, or...

“Please send us salt, dried meat, soap, lard---and could you throw in a few giant belt buckles? Can’t have too many of those.”

Feeling at all stressed about getting together with family over the holidays? Then the Sermon on the Mount is speaking to you

"This morning I would like to suggest to you that our gospel reading is one of the hardest texts for us to understand. Not just because of the...