Easter Thoughts 2014
Jesus’ Resurrection is so great and profound that there are any number of ways to hear it speaking to us in our lives now, and not just offering hope for…
23 March 2014, Woman at the Well
In today’s Gospel Story (John 4:5-52) Jesus meets the Samaritan Woman at the well. According to Jewish religious law at the time, Jews were forbidden to have any contact with…
Jan 27, Thoughts on Good Samaritan
It is an accepted principle that the Scriptures speak to us in the setting of whatever is going on in our life when we hear or read them. This is…
20 January 2014, Trust
In Sunday’s Gospel (Mt 4:12-17) Jesus invites several fishermen to follow him, and “They left everything and followed him”. This Story might suggest a context for what happens on our…
Final Response to Vatcan Questionnaire
Final Version - Response to Questionnaire for Family Synod What I have written here is the result of numerous discussions with a number of folks and in greater depth than…
17 November, Homily Maybe . . .
God “happens” in our reality, not in our fantasy, and in our present, not our past or future. God is “happening” in the commotion going on in the church today…
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)…
15 November, Bishops Don’t Speak for All of Us
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…
14 November, Current Church
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…
25 October, Some Thoughts on Bishops
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…
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