I hope that you have a blessed Thanksgiving and that you will pause remember to be thankful to God. Here are some things for which I am thankful. Thankful for – Life - In him was life, and that life w...

From the kitchen of Chef Casherchies. First, preheat the oven to 1,000 degrees. Before you cook the turkey, you will first need to cut it up. Stuff the turkey with pepr. Cook the turkey for 30 minuts....

From the womb to the grave, God has a precise plan for each and every one of our lives. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a proph...

Over the years, I have come to realize that many of my students know little about the U.S. Constitution. And even as I speak to older generations, I realize parts of the Constitution are somewhat fore...

Dear Editor, City Council Members, & City Manager of Eufaula, I am writing to express my disappointment that a letter written by one of my people, Don Herrold, to the Eufaula City Council body and the...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The work done by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA), while always rewarding, can sometimes be stressful, and occasionally downright depressing. The statistics and real- w...

This Sunday’s Gospel meets us right where many of us are living: in a world that seems fragile, uncertain, frightening and often overwhelming. Jesus is strolling through the majestic Temple complex in...

Retirement can feel like a strange season. Some people enter it expecting a permanent vacation and instead find themselves disappointed when the “endless free time” doesn’t satisfy. Others feel adrift...

OKLAHOMA CITY – In October, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) held our Fall Forum, a conference which annually assembles delegates for sharing ideas and brainstorming solutions for the ...

When the enemy tries to drown out the voice of God with all his whispers of defeat, worry, and doubt, that’s when God whispers just one word and everything falls into perspective. So many times we thi...

In June 2026, Oklahoma voters will decide on State Question 832. If passed, the minimum wage in Oklahoma will go from the federal minimum wage of $7.25 to $15 by 2029, more than doubling minimum wage ...

We often come to Scripture and to prayer with questions, and sometimes the questions we bring are not the ones we most need answered. This is one of the things we see in Jesus’ encounter with the Sadd...

Parenting adult children can feel like holding a kite in high wind— you want them to soar, but you’re scared of the crash. Jesus knew that feeling—as demonstrated in His story about a father who loved...

Yes! No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted. The Apostle Paul instructed the Church to “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave yo...

OKLAHOMA CITY – I want to start by saying “thank you” to the governor and Oklahoma’s legislative leaders for the commitment to allocate $1 million in state funds per week over the next seven weeks to ...

I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal. Two hundred years ago this week, the “Big Ditch” known as the Erie Canal began moving cargo between Albany and Buffalo, New Y...

Your life is now, so enjoy it before you lose it or it passes you by. Seize the day and make it everything you ever imagined. Get up early. Read His Word and meditate on His goodness as you savor that...

This past weekend was All Saints’ Day— when we lift up that great cloud of witnesses, ordinary souls made extraordinary by God’s grace and love. In Sunday’s Gospel, we meet Zacchaeus. Not a saint—not ...

Simply God has given you a story and it is your privilege and obligation to share it. Your story may be the key to someone else’s prison. In the Church we share what God has done in our lives to encou...

We were created for connection—first with God, then with each other. Whether through family, friendship, or marriage, relationships are God’s gift to remind us of His love. When I was single, I wasn’t...