THE STRATEGY FOR THIS AGE A few summers back, some of us joined Joseph & Crystal Gruber at a summer training conference at the University of Mary in North Dakota. We had a chance to meet a profound prophet in our age: the president of the university, Monsignor James Shea. He and his team penned … Continued
Today’s Gospel reading takes place in Jericho, which happens to be one of the oldest cities in the world. People have been living in Jericho for 11,000 years! Remarkably, it is also the first city in all of human history to have a wall built around it. Located between the Jordan River and Jerusalem, those … Continued
Reflecting on Bishop’s Year of the Bible One of my favorite TV shows is the game show Jeopardy! You know, where they provide the answer and you have to come up with the question? It has been on the air for a very long time and was hosted by legendary Alex Trebek. It was sad … Continued
Clearly, we don’t have the space here to go into all of the nuances and connections between the story of the creation of woman and Jesus’ teaching on divorce mentioned in today’s reading, but we can take an overview look at some of the highlights. The first, and probably foundational piece to understand, is the … Continued
Dear St. John the Evangelist Parish, “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea” (Mark 9:42). These are harsh words from Jesus in … Continued