15 November, Thoughts During PT
This morning I received this email from a respected friend: “Here's a question: If God was willing to allow Adam and Eve (and so many others in our salvation history)…
This morning I received this email from a respected friend: “Here's a question: If God was willing to allow Adam and Eve (and so many others in our salvation history)…
Increasing numbers of folks are saying “the bishops don’t speak for me”. Some would go so far as to say, “the church does not speak for me”. There are many…
In the Gospel Story for this Sunday (Luke 21:5-19) Jesus speaks of the end times when things will get bad before he comes again. In many ways this Story can…
Recently Pope Francis said bishops are to serve, not dominate, their people. These words have generated a lot of commotion. I think, though, if I really believe that Jesus is…
There are some big questions surfacing these days about what it is to be a follower or disciple of Jesus, and what is the role of the church, or of…
In the Gospel (Luke 9:18-24) Jesus asks, “who do people say I am”, and, “who do you say I am”. There is a difference between what we hear about Jesus…
I wish I knew what to make of Bishop Lennon’s latest move in refusing to let Bob Begin continue on as pastor of St Colman’s. I feel bothered, and perhaps…
Recently a local friend told me of her upcoming ordination to deacon in the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, as well as her ordination to priesthood next year. She…
Then the is the church in the pews. It is in the parishes where the "good stuff" happens. The folks there aren’t involved in the hierarchal posturing and threats. For…
The Q&A part of the Bishops’ letter states excommunication is the Church’s way of saying a person has done something that harms the Church and also harms the person’s relationship…