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Jesus told parables to jolt people into a new way of thinking, of seeing things. The Parable of the Landowner talks about the boundless mercy and generosity of God. Many…

Paradigms, how we see things, are very powerful. One example is how we see what Jesus refers to as the kingdom of God, or the kingdom of heaven. If we…

For a number of reasons the recent diocesan “Parish & School Policy on Issues of Sexuality and Gender Identity” bothers me. I just don’t like it. One big reason is…

Perhaps some more thoughts on Jesus telling me to deny myself and take up my cross every day. In the Story Jesus had just told his disciples he would suffer…

Deny-2.1 This has been quite a morning. I woke up earlier than necessary for today’s schedule, and after quiet time I had a very strong pull to turn on the…

Some background. There seems to be some confusion about what I’ve been writing over the years especially recently. Maybe I can clarify what I’ve been doing and why/how I’ve been…

In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 13:44-52) Jesus talks about the kingdom of heaven. He never tells us what the kingdom is, but gives examples of what the kingdom is like,…

When we are open to the possibility, and are willing trust the Spirit, the Gospel Stories can speak to us in the setting of whatever is going on in our…

Today’s Gospel Story reminds us, among other things, that God is very close to us in everything. We don’t so much “find” God, we recognize God as having been close…