The In-Between Time
For Sunday, May 8, 2016, Ascension of the Lord It happens to all of us now and again. We know what is coming, and yet we do not fully understand it: […]
The Spirit that Leads to Truth
For Sunday, May 1, 2016, 6th Sunday of Easter During my years in the seminary, the faculty warned us against cherishing “a myopic nostalgia for a church you did not […]
As Jesus Loved
For Sunday, April 24, 2016, 5th Sunday of Easter For those old enough to remember, there is a popular Beatles song released in 1967 called “All You Need Is Love.” […]
Which Child Are You?
For Sunday, April 17, 2016, 4th Sunday of Easter Which child are you? It is that time of the year: Easter comes; the weather in the Northern Hemisphere begins to […]
Continuing the Mission
For Sunday, April 10, 2016, 3rd Sunday of Easter Saint Peter had always been an enthusiastic follower of Jesus. His faith was generous and open, but also subject to the […]
Healing Our Woundedness
For Sunday, April 3, 2016, 2nd Sunday of Easter Wounds! Wounds! Wounds! It seems that everywhere we look in our world today there are wounds! Last week’s horrendous happenings in […]
Credible Witnesses
For Sunday, March 27, 2016, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Many years ago, there was a popular poster that read, “If you were put on trial for […]
Welcoming and Rejecting Our Savior
For Sunday, March 20, 2016, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Why do we read the long narrative of Jesus’ suffering and death on Palm Sunday rather than just focus […]
Liberating Mercy
For Sunday, March 13, 2016, 5th Sunday of Lent I recently saw the small independent film, The Lady in the Van, starring Maggie Smith, otherwise known as the Countess of Grantham […]
Our Ministry of Reconciliation
For Sunday, March 6, 2016, 4th Sunday of Lent Pope Francis’ latest book, The Name of God Is Mercy, provides some wonderful reflections on mercy and forgiveness as we celebrate […]
This Same God Is Our God
For Sunday, February 28, 2016, 3rd Sunday of Lent Recently, the scientific community was shaken by the news that a theory of Einstein, made almost a hundred years ago, was […]
Attentive to the Grandeur of God
For Sunday, February 21, 2016, 2nd Sunday of Lent Oh, to be Peter, James, and John! In the company of others, they walked with Jesus, heard him teach, saw him […]