4 Feb 2015, Some Thoughts of a Retired Priest
Bizarre as the following might be, these are my thoughts as I am prepping homilies for the coming weekend. I don’t speak for anyone but myself, and I have only…
11 January 2015 Baptism of the Lord
A few random thoughts on the season, certainly not theologically profound, but personal in the setting of my journey these days. From the beginning of the Nativity Story it seems…
Jesus and Peter on the Water – Some Thoughts
In today’s Gospel Story (Matthew 14:22-33) Jesus invites Peter to leave the safety of the boat in rough seas and walk to him on the water. As Peter does so,…
18 June, Thoughts on Corpus Christi
In today’s Story for Corpus Christi (John 6:51-58) Jesus says, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within…
Thoughts on Holy Week Liturgies
During the liturgies of Holy Week with their appropriate emphasis on ceremonies, and hearing the arguments about liturgical purity, the Tridentine Mass, whether women’s feet should be washed on…
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…