In 1953 at the age of 17, Pope Francis had a life-changing experience in confession.
What has he said about confession as Pope some 60 plus years later?
Mindwalk: Latest posts and thoughts…
Facing St. Joseph’s Challenges Today
As I think about the fast-approaching feast of St. Joseph, I focus on the challenges he faced.
Walk with me to understand what we can learn from St. Joseph and the challenges he faced.
I Wonder If You Know This Patrick?
I wonder how many people beyond committed Hibernians really know St. Patrick.
He offers us and our times much the think about living in a polarized and painful world.
Let’s explore.
Did Pope Francis Just Change the Our Father?
Not everyone has caught up to this yet… Pope Francis (and some national hierarchies) changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation The reaction is somewhat predictable.
Are Catholics “Woke”? Should Catholics Be “Woke”?
Being “wole’ means different things for different for people on th eleft and the right. For Catholics being “woke ” can mean being awake to the implications of living in the Kingdom even here and now.
When Was the Last Time You Were Afraid?
Among the lessons of this feast is that all the things we can not understand now will one day be clear to us. She teaches us to trust that one day we will all understand the things that we can not understand and even rail against. Blessed is she who believed.
Can Stories Change the World?
Parents learn quickly the power of story as a pacifier. But these stories also shape values. Stories and the lived stories of their example are how we learn our values. – Jesus knew the power of stories! Do you really want to change things? Tell a story!
The Part of the Our Father We Skip
As I work my way through Pope Francis’ wonderful series of Wednesday audiences devoted to the Our Father, I have become more aware of how challenging this prayer is. Now…“forgive us our trespasses AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
Whose Daily Bread Do We Pray For – Mine? or Ours?
The bread a Christian requests in prayer is not “mine”, but “ours”.This is what Jesus wants.
“If one does not pray in this way, the “Our Father” ceases to be a Christian prayer.
If God is our Father, how can we present ourselves to him without taking each other by the hand?
Leaven or Fungus for “Thy Kingdom Come!”
Leaven is “a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.” Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. When are we leaven … and when are we fungi for the “Kingdom”?
August 6 – Transfiguration… or… Disfiguration?
What if we were to live in the transforming hope of Jesus’ Transfiguration and Resurrection? Will we feed the hope that can transfigure our world? If enough of us feed the spirit of the Transfiguration…
May God’s kingdom come!
Fathers and Mothers As Images of God
Our fathers and mothers give us insight into God. But “our Father in Heaven” speaks of love beyond the most loving of mothers and fathers.
Praying the Our Father For the “First Time”
I have read many thoughtful commentaries on the Our Father. Yet the Holy Father is helping me pray the Our Father as if for the first time.