Merry Christmas! - Are you afraid to speak up when you find yourself in a conversation with someone about faith? - Do you feel that you don’t know enough? - Are you afraid that you will look rather stupid? -

In today’s episode of Opening God’s Word I talk about the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and the idea that we are living in exile from God! - I hope this will give you a little “food for thought” as we inch our way ever closer to Christmas! -

What will God find you doing when he comes again? - That’s the question I explore today as we reflect on last Sunday’s reading from the Letter of James. - I hope you will give this some serious thought because it can have a great impact on how we set...

In today’s gospel from Luke, Chapter 1, we hear four life-giving words from the Angel Gabriel.  Words that we can cling to. - Gabriel is very busy in the readings this week.  In today’s reading he tells Zechariah that he and his wife Elizabeth are goi...

Joseph had to listen carefully to the angel in his dream as Mary was betrothed to him and it was discovered that she was pregnant! - What was Joseph to do? - I’ll go over this passage today in the latest episode of Opening God’s Word and talk about J...

In today’s episode of Opening God’s Word we’re talking about lists!  Opening to that first chapter of Matthew we find “The Genealogy of Jesus.” - For many of us this might simply look like a list of names of unknown people,

In today’s episode of Opening God’s Word, I am encouraging you not to be a fence sitter. - Maybe you have questions about the existence of God or faith in general; today’s scripture passage puts our questions (and our answers) into perspective. -

Surely the image on Juan Diego’s tilma must have surprised him! - Because today is the Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we are talking about Mary, the Mother of Jesus again! If you don’t know the story of Mary’s visitation to Juan Diego,

Are you struggling with past sins? - Have you rationalized your personal life so that you are comfortable and happy, even though you know it is not wholly aligned with God? - Do you think you are a bad person, unworthy of forgiveness? -

Do you know what the Immaculate Conception is?  If not, jump over to my blog at janetcassidy.blogspot.com and you will find a terrific link that explains it. - Today, though, I am going to focus on Mary’s Yes! to the angel Gabriel. - Then,