Random Thought 1: Chiefs win the AFC championship and are going to the Super Bowl — boooooring! I think I’ll skip the Super Bowl this year, it’s always the same teams and the most exciting thing about it is the online betting possibilities. There must be a hundred betting sites, i.e. legalized ‘bookies.’ Even the NFL has their own program, and of course, there are multiple ones from Las Vegas. I predict that these bookies will eventually ruin sports, if they haven’t already. e.g. fans of all teams will not be interested in who will win or lose but how much money they can win with all the different ways they can bet to cover all possibilities. 

Random Thought 2: It is a great mystery why Jesus chose weak, sinful, uneducated men to carry out his divine mission. The mystery continues today as He chooses weak, sinful human beings — bishops, popes, and each of us — to continue His mission in the world. Yet, unbelievably, that is what God has done. 

        During today’s crisis in the Hierarchy of the Church we may be tempted to despair or give up on the Church Jesus founded. We must also realize the power of evil and Satan are still the greatest enemy of Christ and his Church. As Peter warns us: the Devil prowls around the earth like a roaring lion seeking souls to devour. We are a people of hope, do not despair but remember that God has won the battle against evil, Satan and sin through Jesus’ death on the cross.