Where Is the One We Seek: Second Week
Sunday, April 27th, 2014 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Where Is the One We Seek: Second WeekThe gospel for the second Sunday of Easter is the story of Jesus’ appearance to his followers on Easter night. Though they were hiding behind locked doors, Jesus appeared, wishing them peace, breathing the Holy Spirit on them, and entrusting ...
The Elephant
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The ElephantThe elephant in the living room of today’s Catholic church is, of course, the abuse scandal. We know it’s there; but we’re also like the blind men examining the elephant in the famous story, each one coming up with a ...
Using Both Wheels
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Using Both WheelsAccording to an article in this week’s New York Times Magazine, more people in the United States are praying today but fewer are going to church. Apparently, churchgoing doesn’t necessarily lead to prayer and prayer doesn’t necessarily lead to communal ...
Friends (Easter 6)
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Friends (Easter 6)Is it presumptuous to say that God is our friend? It would appear right to refer to him as creator and ruler or the one on whom we are utterly dependent and to whom we owe our love and obedience. ...
“We’d Like to See Jesus” (Lent 5)
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in writing | Comments Off on “We’d Like to See Jesus” (Lent 5)That’s what some Greeks said to the apostles, as related in the gospel reading for the fifth Sunday of Lent. They may have been the first to voice the desire to see Jesus, but they certainly haven’t been the last. Isn’t ...
