You can't do God's will and satisfy everyone.
The truest friends are usually the ones telling you what you don't want to hear.
As I get older I've come to realize that the best way to "get even" with someone is to forgive - and then forget.
A rib... loaves and fish... some spit... God can do a lot with a little.
The holidays often bring challenging conversations and situations. Sometimes holiness demands that we speak, other times it invites us to be silent. In all circumstances, though, we are called to love.
It is so beautifully ironic that St. Francis - the great lover of animals - is now a pigeon's target in countless yards.