17 November stuff
This week an interesting or disturbing (depending on one’s outlook) story made the rounds about a 17 year old high school student in Minnesota who was denied the Sacrament of…
18 November, Tribulations
In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 13:24-32) the words Jesus uses to describe the end times might very well also apply to the situation in the Church today. Not, however, in…
12 November Veterans’ Day Wondering
Today, 12 November, the day the Nation officially celebrates Veterans’ Day this year, I am sitting here reflecting on my time as an Active Duty Army Chaplain (Catholic), I’ve got…
Women in Today’s Scripture Readings
I’m down for maintenance this weekend, so I did not write a homily. But during mass this evening I noticed some interesting things. In today’s Old Testament and Gospel readings…
Currente
There are a few things about our church that are disturbing me these days. These are some of my own thoughts on them. Yesterday I listened to an hour long…
Childhood habits and the church, and Agnus Dei
It is generally understood that our childhood experiences have a strong impact on our life and our values. Our two most recent Popes had similar childhood experiences. Karol Wojtyla grew…
11 October, Year of Faith
In the Gospel Story for the opening Mass of the Church’s Year of Faith (Matthew 28:16-20) Jesus tells his disciples to “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the…
Hans Kung, on priests protest
Recently Hans Kung urged priests worldwide to express their dissent with the church leadership. I’m not sure how to do that. Many of us are upset about many different things.…
Newark
The Newark Archbishop recently stated that that the legalization of gay marriage is a threat to religious freedom and that Catholics who don’t believe the church’s teachings on gay marriage…
Stumbling Block
In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 9:38-48) Jesus says that anyone who puts a stumbling block in the way of folks who are trying to follow him should have a millstone…