October 14, Feast
The setting in which we hear this Parable, the tragedy in Israel Palestine, overshadows everything, and may suggest new insights. In the Gospel a king prepared a wedding feast for…
October 8, Vineyard3.0
The Parable of the Landowner and the Vineyard from another perspective. When we let ourselves be open to it, the Gospel Stories, especially the Parables, offer us the opportunity to…
1 October, Brothers2.0
These are my thoughts only as I try to cope with the current CLE situation, not an attempt to sway anyone. The polarization and anger that dominate our political, national,…
September 10, Gathered
In today’s Gospel Story (Mt 18:15-20) Jesus says, “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in their midst.” In the Psalm we pray, “If…
September 3, Deny
In today’s Gospel Story (My 16:21-27) Jesus says, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny themself, take up their cross and follow me”. What does he mean? What is…
Some thoughts on calling priests “Father”
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…
Random thoughts, December 2016
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…
Current local events — convocation
As the annual Convocation of Priests approaches, a theme of which is the priest shortage, there have been “consultative” meetings where doctrine from on high is presented to the priests.…
VP Biden Officiates Same Sex Wedding
As is fairly well known, recently Vice President Joe Biden officiated at the same sex wedding of two friends of his in his official residence. As would be expected, the…
Where are th bishops these days?
With all the recent madness in our country it would be nice to see some leadership from the USCCB, the American Catholic Bishops. Unfortunately there has been precious little. Unless…
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