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Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World?

by | April 3, 2024 | Mindwalk | 0 Comments

A great theologian, Johannes Hoffinger, asked: “if we are Easter People, why do we so often look like people in need of an aspirin?” Can we learn to recognize our experiences of the resurrected Jesus today.

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Holy Week: What Would You Do?

by | March 25, 2024 | Mindwalk | 4 Comments

A Mindwalk from Deidre Noonan As Holy Week begins, on Palm Sunday, we hear the first version of the Passion.  Have you really read it?  Have you placed yourself in each character? What would you do? The Anointing As Jesus is reclining at the table, in the house...
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Transfigured

by | March 4, 2024 | Mindwalk | 0 Comments

Deirdre Noonan writes: Each Sunday my family has a ritual. We go to mass, come home, my 19 year old son makes us breakfast and we talk, usually about whatever the homily was about. Recently, the gospel was the story of the transfiguration.

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

by | Nov 21, 2023 |

Beth Nicol here filling in for Fr. John who is taking a brief Thanksgiving break with plans to return to Mindwalk next week. During his small break, I offer the following reflection: On Thanksgiving Day 2008 I opened my email to find a note from my husband’s youngest...

Will You Be Traveling For the Holidays?

by | Nov 20, 2023 |

For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas. For younger generations, it meant a trip to ancestral homes. It could be Mom and Dad’s House, while for others, Grandma and Grandpa’s. For older...

What Did Jesus Did Not Have?

What Did Jesus Did Not Have?

by | Sep 13, 2023 |

Everyone has an idea of what the Catholic Church needs to appeal to people today!
Maybe we should look back to the ”Good News” Jesus brought and how he embodied God’s word.
Did Jesus leave us a theology text or code of canon law or pastoral plan?

What Catechism Did Jesus Use?

What Catechism Did Jesus Use?

by | Aug 30, 2023 |

Today I find myself asking what kind of catechetical approach Jesus used. I have no indication he used any such catechism. In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I explore the various catechisms used over millennia.

Why is Mary Fittingly Called Queen of Heaven?

Why is Mary Fittingly Called Queen of Heaven?

by | Aug 23, 2023 |

I wonder how many would immediately answer the question saying because she is the Mother of Jesus.

It is certainly true she bore him in her womb. But might there be a deeper reason with many profound implications for you and I?

She is Queen of Heaven because of a much wider understanding of her role in God’s plan for us. It was more than just being a physical mother.

Practical Prophets

Practical Prophets

by | Aug 21, 2023 |

I suspect there are few visitors to this site who have not watched someone they love about to make a big mistake.
We “know” they are on the wrong path!
Welcome to the world of the Prophets!