The Gift in Three Parts
Thursday, December 16th, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Gift in Three PartsChristmas is about the gift that God gives us in Jesus, his Son —- God’s great Christmas present. And like any Christmas gift, it is given and received in three stages. First, the giver selects something he or she thinks ...
HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2021
Saturday, December 11th, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2021I’m sending this to wish you and all those you love my greetings for this Christmas and New Year.I want to let you know that, this summer, I was assigned to live at the Jesuit retirement community, and moved there ...
Desires in Advent
Sunday, December 5th, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Desires in AdventSt. Augustine believed that life could be seen as a lifelong acting out of our fundamental desires. If that is true, then the season of Advent can be when we reflect on our fundamental desires. We may think that we ...
Variety in Prayer
Saturday, November 27th, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Variety in PrayerYears ago I was told that no two snowflakes were exactly the same; each snowflake was unique. I think that holds true for prayer, as well. No two people will pray in exactly the same way. Our prayers will be ...
REMEMBER (a thought for Lent)
Monday, February 15th, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on REMEMBER (a thought for Lent)In my growing up and middle adult years, the message of Lent was clear and unambiguous. As we were marked with the sign of the cross on our foreheads, we were told, “Remember that you are dust and unto dust ...
