Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“I have come to set the earth on fire” Lk 12:49 Last week Jesus pleaded with us to “not be afraid.” But the words Jesus speaks today are frightening: Fire. ...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Do not be afraid.” Lk 12:32 Four words: “Do not be afraid.” Four words that should be the keystone for the life of any of us who call ourselves ...
Religion playing a large part in 2016 election
Published in the National Catholic Reporter (click the link below): https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/faith-and-justice/religion-playing-large-part-2016-election
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Take care to guard against all greed … one’s life does not consist of possessions …. For where your treasure is, you heart will be also.” Lk 12:15 & 34 ...
Following Jesus
We should not be surprised or scandalized by the sinful and the tragic. Do what you can to be peace and to do justice, but never expect or demand perfection ...
The Great Turnaround
In the divine economy of grace, it is imperfection, sin, and failure that become the base metal and raw material for the redemption experience itself. Much of organized religion, however, ...