April 7, 2023 Today’s story of the Passion describes Jesus as “knowing everything that was going to happen to him.” Sometimes, we receive insights and premonitions about the future as well. Is it better to know or not? Christian spirituality over the centuries suggests that we put everything into God’s heart and hands, and weContinue reading “Good Friday: God walks with us”
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V Sunday of Lent: “There is more to life! Come out of the tomb.”
March 26, 2023 A few minutes ago, in the prayer that opened our time together today, we prayed to be unbound and set free (not to be twisted in spiritual and personal knots). The old burial customs of the ancient peoples wrapped our bodies in strips of cloth. There were no such things as caskets. Continue reading “V Sunday of Lent: “There is more to life! Come out of the tomb.””
III Lent: Put Your Truth On the Table
March 12, 2023 (An introduction only) “Put your truth on the table.” Pope Francis’ piece of advice this last Wednesday at his weekly audience. When we become frustrated that our will and plans are not fulfilled, as quickly as we would like, or not all, we crumble and complain or shake our fists. “Why didContinue reading “III Lent: Put Your Truth On the Table”
Lent II: Just Listen
March 5, 2023 You can now switch back and forth, driving up to what is called the Mount of the Transfiguration (Southern Galilee) where a 1924 Church recalls the moment of today’s story: Up in 10 minutes by van, it took Jesus and his disciples several hours to climb its 1800 feet. What happened there?Continue reading “Lent II: Just Listen”
February 5, 2023: Your light must shine before others
We cannot get away from God, because as a very fundamental experience of being and existing, God exists in each one of us, as a fundamental human incarnation. As I have said often, if God does not exist in us, we cease to exist. St. Paul described this so well when he spoke and debatedContinue reading “February 5, 2023: Your light must shine before others”
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus invites us after a shockwave to put our ingenuity to work, to walk through positive possibilities with the help of others who will appear
9/18/22 We have to work. We need a job that is fair and pays well. We need money. We need a career which fulfills our life. We need relationships that complement and fulfill ourselves as human beings. We need values. We set priorities. We need our families and our human relationships. We need to beContinue reading “28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus invites us after a shockwave to put our ingenuity to work, to walk through positive possibilities with the help of others who will appear”
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Tame our ego, look for the truth, have some personal discipline and invite God to help
September 11, 2022 As a younger child, I used to go to “confession” every Saturday night, and I repeated the same sins of fighting with my brothers and sister and disobeying my parents – for years. I did not substitute a molten calf for Jesus in the blessed sacrament. I was not a “stiff neckedContinue reading “24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Tame our ego, look for the truth, have some personal discipline and invite God to help”
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Heaven is God’s Gift to Us
August 21, 2022 The first thing/idea that strikes my attention is the question that someone asked Jesus. Maybe it was the Gospel writer or maybe the Gospel writer had heard the question asked many times: “Lord, will only a few be saved?” Hmmm, I thought to myself: I went back several Sundays – questions? Jesus’Continue reading “18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Heaven is God’s Gift to Us”
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: “The real treasure of life is ourselves”
August 7, 2022 What we have just heard is a “mouthful” – a lot of wisdom and know-how, to make it through life. It all has to do with how God has created us to function well and to get the most out of life. So, let’s begin to unpack it all. The starting pointContinue reading “19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: “The real treasure of life is ourselves”“
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Expressing our intimacy with God through prayer
July 24, 2022 Persist, Pester, Perish. Jesus said a number of things about prayer and praying. He talked about prayer as being simple and natural. He was most concerned about making prayer a “show” or about tying ourselves up in endless words. All of us were taught three or four of the most handed downContinue reading “17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Expressing our intimacy with God through prayer”
Harvest and Hope 