Is it only Wednesday?!
These first few days have seemed like an eternity. We’ve had classes (yes on Labor Day too, and neither of the professors I had on that day beleived in a brief lecture for the first day), and far too many … Continued
Hurricane Katrina
Being on retreat kept me a bit out of the loop of the disaster in the south at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. They did tell us about it and we kept the people of the south … Continued
Three Promises: A Reflection on Diaconate Retreat
It’s been a crazy week/weekend so far. I finished my retreat Friday morning, and left Friday afternoon for my friend’s diaconate ordination in Springfield, IL. I stayed there overnight (free lodging is a goooooood thing!) and am finally back and … Continued
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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http://www.usccb.org/nab/090405.htm If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Conflict is one of the hardest things for me. When I am presented with an issue of conflict, my own Irish Catholic heritage says, “we shall never speak of … Continued
Fear: The Beheading of John the Baptist
http://www.usccb.org/nab/082905.htm Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. I wonder if we would have any martyrs in the Church at all if it were not for fear. Today we celebrate … Continued
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
http://www.usccb.org/nab/082805.htm O God, you are my God whom I seek; for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water. Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary to see your power … Continued
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time
http://www.usccb.org/nab/082105.htm Who do people say that the Son of Man is? This is probably every bit as pertinent a question in our time as it was when Jesus walked the earth. Who do people say that the Son of Man … Continued
In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” … Continued
The End is Near
Well, the end of CPE is near anyway. CPE is clinical pastoral education – basically chaplaincy in a hospital setting – and that’s been what I’ve been doing with my summer vacation. It’s been difficult and grueling at times, but … Continued
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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http://www.usccb.org/nab/081505.htm Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. … Continued
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