Fr. Frank Majka, SJ – The Bridge

Post-Christmas Pondering

Sunday, December 30th, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Post-Christmas Pondering

The marks of Christmas are fading. Carols at the mall give way to more popular music, and Sale signs in display windows signal that the celebration of Christmas is clearly past. But now perhaps we can enjoy a time of pondering ...

Gifts

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Gifts

Christmas is about gifts, those we give and those we receive. During this Christmas season, let's take some time to look at all the gifts that surround us --- gifts big and small that have blessed us in the past ...

No Words

Sunday, December 16th, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on No Words

On the third Sunday of Advent the scripture readings at Mass speak of joy. But in many hearts and homes in our country, and even all over the world, there is no joy this Sunday, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, ...

Prepare the Way

Sunday, December 9th, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Prepare the Way

John the Baptist was the “voice” in the desert calling to people to get the Lord’s way ready, making the crooked ways straight and the rough ways smooth. I’m glad to think that we can ease the Lord’s path and ...

Advent’s Job

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Advent’s Job

The purpose of Advent is to remind us of something fundamental in us as individuals and as the human family, namely, that we need, desire, hunger for and await God’s coming into our lives and our world. It encourages us ...