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Christmas 2022 Thoughts

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 23, 2022
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One of the many things we can learn from Christmas is that for God people are important. Jesus came among us through people who were on the peripheries — an…

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Thoughts on Christ the King

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:November 19, 2022
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The Gospel Stories speak to us in the setting of what is going on in our life when we read or hear them. Right now with the death of my…

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At an hour you do not expect . . .

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:August 4, 2022
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In today’s Gospel Story (Lk 12:32-48) Jesus is telling his disciples, and us, to be alert because they/we do not know when he is coming into our lives. This is…

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Time for some new ways of talking about God?

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:July 16, 2022
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Faith looks a lot different depending on what questions I’m asking. The question I’m asking is could Jesus be telling us that it might be time for us to imagine…

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Coronavirus Thoughts – Some Church Effects

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:March 24, 2020
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There is little doubt that, even after it has passed and we return to what we have long known as normal life, the current Coronavirus crisis will have significant impact…

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Some thoughts on the Coronavirus Situation . . .

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:March 22, 2020
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The other day a friend of mine said, ”Jesus has to fix his church, because if he doesn’t people will just leave”. Maybe that is what all of us are…

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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 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

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • 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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Current local events — convocation

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:August 17, 2016
  • Post category:Clergy/Cleveland/Current Church/Current issues/Leadership/Local Church/Uncategorized

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.…

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