Find today’s readings here. We recently planted an apple tree in our backyard, an effort that proved more romantic in theory than in practice. Exhausted after maneuvering it sideways to fit in our ...

Spiritual fruit includes love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and temperance (Galatians 5:22-23). We cannot decide to have and display these qualities. We must ...

Sunday, April 28, is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 9:26-31; Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8. The Lord presents us in today’s Gospel with four basic ...

"You, who are on the road must have a code that you must live by and so, become yourself ... ." Thus begins a very popular song written in 1970 by Graham Nash and performed so memorably by the vocal ...

Find today’s readings here. Today’s Gospel from Luke asks a challenging question: What kind of fruit is my life producing? Jesus tells the story of a fig tree that’s been taking up space in a vineyard ...

Designing a balcony garden that is not only visually appealing but also fruitful and home-grown is always a fulfilling ...

Near the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus indirectly asks, “What tree, what fruit?” He teaches that healthy trees bear good fruit, while diseased trees bear bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot ...

Near the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus indirectly asks, “What tree, what fruit?” He teaches that healthy trees bear good fruit, while diseased trees bear bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot ...

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” St. Basil I don’t think that the “good ...