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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Why I can say, “T.G.I.F.” Again! Since my ordination in 1990 the phrase “T.G.I.F.” or “Thank God it’s Friday” has completely fallen away from my vernacular. Friday stopped being a day to wind down and breathe a sigh of relief, … Continue reading
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
God Has Visited His People! God is mystery which technically means, “hidden”. But history assures us that God never intended things to stay that way! The truth is that the God who knows us through and through wants to be … Continue reading
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
When God Becomes Shockingly Accessible There is a short but powerful four-minute video on YouTube called “God in the Streets of New York City” which shows several Corpus Christi processions in the busy, hectic and crowded streets of the “Big … Continue reading
Feast of the Holy Trinity
The Sign that Binds and the Name that Claims! Most people live by their own name and focus on their own needs, cares, likes and dislikes. As Christians we are called to live in the name in which we were … Continue reading
Pentecost Sunday
Pentecost Sunday May 19, 2013 Come Holy Spirit! Kindle in us the Fire of your Love! On the day of Pentecost tongues of fire came to rest on each one of those gathered in the Upper Room. Every believer is … Continue reading
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Pentecost Sunday
Time to Wake Up, Step Up and Move Out! On this Feast of the Ascension of Christ into heaven we proclaim definitively that Jesus is in charge! He is Lord. He has all authority and power and say. And one … Continue reading
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
Staying Close to God by Keeping His Word The law of intimacy in relationships is that you are either moving closer together or drifting apart. So, no relationships are stagnant. Relationships happen between living, breathing beings that are never frozen … Continue reading
Fifth Sunday of Easter
All Will Know That You Are My Disciples To be a disciple of Jesus not only means to put him first in our lives but to place our lives at the service of His Father’s plan. The first disciples after … Continue reading
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Not just Good, but the Best Before there was the joy of Easter there was the heart-break of the crucifixion. Jesus had eerily predicted before his death that they “will strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter” (Matthew 26:31). … Continue reading