When I was younger, I enjoyed doing cross-stitch needlework. A friend once likened cross-stitch to life. Sometimes we see only the mess of tangled thread on the backside, but God sees how it all comes together to create a thing of beauty. As I’ve gotten older, I can see more clearly the way the tangled … Continued
On this Feast of Corpus Christi lets enjoy some Eucharistic Miracles to bolster our own faith in Jesus’ Real Presence in the Eucharist each and every Mass. Whether experiencing visions of heaven, like Teresa of Avila, or Christ Crucified like St. Gregory the Great, or those saints who lived years eating nothing but daily Eucharist, … Continued
Holy Trinity Sunday/Lectio Divina Hello Parish! As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, I thought I’d offer to you a quick outline of an ancient way of praying with scripture, lectio divina. I taught a class on it to FOCUS* missionaries last week, and it may just be one of the most … Continued
Lent, O Lent, Where Didst Thou Go? Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – the beginning of Holy Week! With Easter only a week away, it seems as though Lent just flew by this year, even though there are a few days left to go (Lent officially ends when the Mass of the Lord’s Supper … Continued
This Sunday’s gospel reading is of the woman caught in adultery. I’d like to offer a couple of thoughts about how the decision made by Jesus in this gospel applied right at the moment of Jesus’ ministry, as well as how it applies right now. Adultery is a serious sin, to be sure, and on … Continued