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The work, whether in the oil field, at your desk, in your shop, or in your own yard, is a good thing; cows are a good thing, as are chickens and goats and what-have-you; the retirement that was earned over decades is a good thing. Families are a good thing; children and grandchildren: blessings from on high. Even extracurricular activities, such as softball, are good things, in and of themselves. God gives all these things, and gives them richly and daily, without ceasing. Ye

John tells us that, in this sign, “Jesus manifested His glory, and that His disciples believed in Him.” And, Beloved, what this reveals is that belief does not come from understanding. No, rather, it arises from gift, from abundance where there once was lack, from mercy that does not announce itself as mercy. This sign, then, does not remain at Cana. It points toward the hour of which Christ speaks, when He will pour out His sacred blood upon the Cross, and later give that sa

Consider the witness of Bartholomew. After that first confession, his life of discipleship carried him far. Tradition tells us that he...