Receiving the Gift
Thursday, December 10th, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Receiving the GiftChristmas, which will be here in a couple of weeks, is not only about giving gifts; it is also about receiving them. We’ve probably all heard that it is more blessed to give than to receive. St. Paul attributes these ...
The Pope’s Visit and Right to Speak
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The Pope’s Visit and Right to SpeakThis week the Pope comes to the United States. According to him, he is coming because he wishes to get to know America and its people through his own experience, not through someone else’s impressions or interpretation. He wants ...
Jesus’ Words
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Jesus’ WordsAt the end of chapter six of the Gospel according to John, Jesus asks his apostles if they would stay with him or walk away as some people had when he’d said things they didn’t understand or couldn’t accept. Peter’s ...
Five Little Words
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Five Little WordsIt’s pretty simple. Five loaves of bread and a few fish won’t feed thousands of people, unless, of course, God gets involved. Several weeks ago, the gospel reading for Sunday showed what can happen then. After Jesus had spent the better ...
Corpus Christi 2015
Thursday, June 4th, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Corpus Christi 2015These few weeks at the end of the Easter season and the beginning of Ordinary time are full of significant feasts: the Ascension, Pentecost, the Trinity and, this coming Sunday, the feast of Corpus Christi, which focuses our attention on ...
