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Trinity Sunday 2023

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:June 3, 2023
  • Post category:2023/Current Church/Current issues/Gospel Thoughts
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On Trinity Sunday we celebrate our belief that God is Trinity, One God, Three Persons: Father, Son, Spirit. We see God the Father as the Creator, God the Son, Jesus,…

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Pentecost 2023

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:May 27, 2023
  • Post category:2023/Current Church/Current issues/Gospel Thoughts
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Todays’s Scripture Stories are of two occasions where Jesus and the Spirit came to the disciples. Besides telling us of what happened in the past, the Stories offer insight to…

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April 23, Emmaus Story Musings

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:April 22, 2023
  • Post category:2023/Current Church/Current issues/Easter/Excommunication/Gospel Thoughts

Today’s Gospel Story tells of two of Jesus’ disciples, bothered and disillusioned by his crucifixion and death, walking to the town of Emmaus, concerned that Jesus hadn’t done what they…

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April 16, 2023. Locked Doors

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:April 15, 2023
  • Post category:2023/Current Church/Current issues/Gospel Thoughts

Today’s Gospel Story takes place later on in the day of Easter. Jesus’ disciples had locked themselves up in a room together because they were afraid of what might happen…

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April 2, 2023, Palm Sunday Thoughts

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:April 1, 2023
  • Post category:2023/Current issues/Gospel Thoughts

Both the Gospel Story read during the Blessing of Palms and the Passion Narrative read as the Gospel of the Palm Sunday Mass tell us of what happened in Jesus’…

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Coronavirus and Good Friday

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:April 10, 2020
  • Post category:Clergy/Current Church/Current issues/Equality/Gospel Thoughts/Local Church

On Good Friday we recall the sufferings and death of Jesus, while knowing full well that we will celebrate the Resurrection on Sunday. We believe Jesus died to the life…

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Random Thoughts, December 2018

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 19, 2018
  • Post category:Current issues/Uncategorized

With the distressing news of current events in the church there is a lot of talk these days about clericalism — the system where celibate male priests/bishops/cardinals who have been…

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Some thoughts on Holy Family Sunday 2017

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 31, 2017
  • Post category:Current Church/Current issues/Equality/Gospel Thoughts

These are some random thoughts on what the Gospel Story for the Feast of the Hoy Family says to me as I have been pondering it in the setting of…

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Some thoughts on calling priests “Father”

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:June 10, 2017
  • Post category:Clergy/Current Church/Current issues/Leadership/Military Chaplain/Uncategorized

Recently a well respected (definitely by me) Presbyterian Elder wrote an article entitled “Maybe it's time to reconsider calling priests ‘Father’" for the NCR (National Catholic Reporter). He had some…

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Random thoughts, December 2016

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  • Post published:December 13, 2016
  • Post category:Current Church/Current issues/Equality/Gospel Thoughts/Leadership/Local Church/Uncategorized

Recently I was asked to join the board of an international organization dedicated to church reform. This has caused, or at least provided an opportunity for, some introspection on my…

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