6 March 2013, Thoughts on Excommunication
Yesterday’s announcement by the Bishop is a disturbing event in our diocese. Probably it will lead to self-righteous judging and polarization on all sides, always, of course, in the name…
23 January, fulfilled?
In the Gospel for this coming Sunday (Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21) Jesus in the local synagogue reads the following passage from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because…
10 January, random thoughts, Heschel
Recently I heard a program about Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. One of the things he said was, “It would be more honest to blame religion for its own defeats; religion…
December 30, Thoughts on Holy Famiy
Some thoughts on the Feast of the Holy Family and current events. Recently in one of his first tweets, Pope Benedict said the way to live the current year of…
December 13, Papal Tweet
In one of his first tweets Pope Benedict responded to the question “How can we celebrate the Year of Faith better in our daily lives?” He said, “By speaking with…
6 December, hmmm
In today’s Gospel Story (Luke 3:1-6) John is described in scriptural terms as “A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight…
26 November, thoughts on a weekend
This past weekend was for me an interesting and grace-filled one. I “heard confessions”, celebrated a vigil Mass, prayed the Commendation of the Dying for someone I grew up with…
22 November, Thoughts re Fr Roy Bourgeois
These are my thoughts, and my thoughts only. Fr Roy Bourgeois’ expulsion from Maryknoll and dismissal from the priesthood by the Vatican ought to give all of us food for…
19 November, recent events in church history
It was announced today that the Vatican has expelled Fr Ray Bourgeois from the Maryknoll Order and dismissed him from the priesthood. His offense was that he took part in…
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…