text “One day you finally knew what you had to do and began.” As the baby nestled comfortably in the arms of her mother, I began the…
text “Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go.” Listening to Nora Jones sing “Love Me Tender” triggered a memory of Elvis…
text 30th Sunday of the Year: A Certain Blindness Today’s readings mingle themes of blindness and joy. The “Entrance Antiphon,” that psalm fragment…
text “Be careful what you ask for.” Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
text 29th Sunday of the Year: Servant Suffering [It has been another of “those” weeks – too much to do and too little time. So I’m offering this…
text “And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness..." One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian…
text 28th Sunday of the Year: 10 October 2021 — The Folly of Stuff Today’s readings focus on the most precious of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit — wisdom, beginning…
text “Do you know what the secret of life is?” In a recent conversation with a friend who was trying to lose weight, the…
text 27th Sunday of the Year: Suffering the Little Children Today’s readings largely focus on the union of men and women, commonly known as marriage, beginning…
text “What will it take to heal the wounds of a planet torn apart by hatred, greed, poverty,..." Lest you think I am talking about a sequel to Mission Impossible, the…
text 26th Sunday of the Year: All to Myself Alone… [Yesterday evening and this morning, I was waylaid by the unnecessarily complex ordeal of getting…
text “One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.” The newly ordained priest was interviewing a woman in her late eighties who…
text 25th Sunday of the Year: A Harvest of Justice According to current calculations, there are fewer than one hundred shopping days left before…
text “Remember, where your treasure is, there your heart is also.” At the intersection of West Lake Street and Blaisdell Avenue, in the shadow…
text 24th Sunday of the Year: Cause for Reflection Mid-September brings the autumnal equinox, the end of summer, and usually occurs around the time of…
text “What good is it, my sisters and brothers, to profess faith without practicing it?” Having finished a very emotional funeral, I received an urgent call from the…
text 23rd Sunday of the Year: The Call to Compassion So much has happened in the past week, it is difficult to keep up with events even as they arrest…
text “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” In the Buddhist tradition, the origin of the phrase, “See no evil, hear no…
text 22nd Sunday of the Year: Into the Fire Living in the midst of turmoil is trying in normal times, but somehow it has recently become a…
text “Employees must wash hands before leaving the restroom.” The father of the ten-year-old boy became concerned when his son had not…
text 21st Sunday of the Year: Finding Harmony Much can happen in a week, especially if you are trying to follow it all at a great distance on the…
text “I always start my dreams before I fall asleep, and then they just continue.” While waiting for the bank deposit to be counted, I overheard a young girl…
text Feast of the Assumption of Mary 2021 It is not often that the Feast of the Assumption of Mary falls on a Sunday, displacing the regular…
text “Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of wisdom.” The great thing about getting older is that it requires so little effort. Yes…
text 19th Sunday of the year: Founders Day On this nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, as we like to call it, while other Catholics around the…
