Tim Doppel

Fourth Sunday of Easter; John 10:1-10   The thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy.   When our boys were young, going to church as a family was not optional. They really didn’t resist too much because they had plenty of friends they’d see there. They sat through Mass obediently, just waiting for the end. Their "Thanks be to God!" at the end of mass was always heartfelt. They would quickly bug out to the social hall to have their donut and juice, while the parents chatted in the...

Third Sunday Of Easter; Luke 24:13-35   While they were discussing these things, Jesus approached and began to walk along with them   Life is full of challenges and choices. When I took over my business, I had no clue about the number of challenges that I would face or the number of choices I’d be forced to make. In all honesty, if I knew then, what I know now, I doubt I would have entered into the business. But since I had jumped in with both feet, I had to persevere. Failure was simply not...

Image by Paul from Pixabay Second Sunday Of Easter; John 20:19-31   “I will never believe it without putting my finger in the nail marks and my hand into the spear wound.”   When Mary Magdalene approached Jesus’ tomb on that Sunday morning, her walk was slow and measured. Her grief and sadness could be physically felt on her shoulders and it was an effort to pick up one foot and then the other. Following the path to the cave was difficult, not because it was still dark, but because the ...