Fr. Frank Majka, SJ – The Bridge

Starlight, Stars Not-So-Bright

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in photo, writing | Comments Off on Starlight, Stars Not-So-Bright

The wonder of the star-filled night sky has inspired mystics, saints, and artists for centuries. The Hebrew psalmist declared that God calls each star by name and they shine out at his bidding, saints like Ignatius Loyola looked at the ...

The Faith We Bring

Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The Faith We Bring

In the gospels there’s a big difference between the religious authorities who ask for miracles as proof of Jesus’ power and the hurting people who plead for help for themselves or someone they love. Jesus never answered the request ...

Priest Lessons

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in photo, writing | Comments Off on Priest Lessons

Jesuit ordinations generally happen in June, and this year was no exception. I found myself thinking about my own ordination in 1974 and dug out something I’d written twenty-five years later. I doctored it up a bit and want to ...

Reunion

Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Reunion

At my 45th high school reunion a few weeks ago, I discovered that I wasn’t there only to see friends and classmates from almost half a century ago and tell stories about the old days. I was there to let ...

Keeing Things Working

Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Keeing Things Working

Our human species answers to many descriptive names --- homo sapiens when we are intelligent, homo ludens when we play and homo faber when we make things. Last week I was driving through town and all the digging, street ...