I Want to See

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on I Want to See

In the New Testament, Jesus encountered a number of blind people. When he asked what he could do for them, their answer was no surprise: “Lord, I want to see!” They wanted to see the world around them, the sky, the clouds, fields, ...

Ascension

Friday, May 18th, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Ascension

In grade school, the feast of the Ascension was all about the annual school picnic. But, of course, it is about more than that. Early Christian writers saw Christ’s ascension as having enormous significance for the whole human family, for ...

Watching the Rescue

Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Watching the Rescue

The TV coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners was some of the best TV I have seen in years, in large part because, at the times I watched it, there was no distracting commentary. I found the time ...

The Ascension

Monday, May 17th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The Ascension

As seminarians, my Jesuit buddies and I figured that the perfect entrance song for the feast of the Ascension would be the then-popular song “Up, Up, and Away." However, the feast is not really about Jesus going up, up, and away. ...

Jesus’ Easter and Ours

Sunday, April 12th, 2009 Posted in photo, writing | Comments Off on Jesus’ Easter and Ours

In the Resurrection, Jesus broke through to a fullness of life that none of us has experienced. What we know about the risen Jesus, however, can tell us what awaits us. First of all, matter, which can often act as factor ...