I Do Know This
Sunday, March 10th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on I Do Know ThisThe confrontation in Saint John’s gospel between the man born blind and the Pharisees (John 9) is very dramatic. The Pharisees told him that the person who had just given him his sight was a sinner and could not have ...
Servant Identity
Monday, February 25th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Servant IdentityThe first and second Sundays of Lent present two sides of Jesus' commitment to service. The first Sunday of Lent, Jesus was in a deserted place with the devil tempting him to make the world (and even his Father!) ...
Planning Lent
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 Posted in photo, writing | Comments Off on Planning LentLent begins in a few days, so why not take some time to think about how we wish to “do” Lent this year. For instance, will we give up something this Lent, or will we add something? Will our Lenten ...
True to the Mission and Its Message
Monday, January 28th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on True to the Mission and Its MessageWhen Jesus visited Nazareth, the place he grew up, he declared in its synagogue that he was God’s servant foretold in the book of Isaiah and that his life’s mission was to bring healing, freedom and reconciliation, just as had ...
Overlooked Gifts
Thursday, January 17th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Overlooked GiftsThe Holy Spirit bestows many gifts on us. That’s what the first letter to the Corinthians says (chapter 12). In general, though, we probably don’t pay as much attention to our gifts as we should. After all, we live ...
