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Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World?

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.

Holy Week: What Would You Do?

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...

Transfigured

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.

I Asked the Wrong Question About the Trinity

I Asked the Wrong Question About the Trinity

I never liked preaching on the Trinity. Few priests would place it at the top of their list of topics they like to preach about.

All that changed as I realized I was asking the wrong question about the Trinity.

Walk with me on my journey of discovery.

Mindwalking Keeps Surprising Me

Mindwalking Keeps Surprising Me

For me, ”mindwalking” is always a surprise. It keeps me thinking!

I never know where the surprise is hiding. I rarely end up where I thought I was going.

Today’s surprise was connecting the “mindwalkng” process with what seems to be Pope Francis’ vision fo…

Are All Your Vacation Pictures Perfect?

Are All Your Vacation Pictures Perfect?

Are all your digital photos perfect. Do you want to edit out some things you did not see when you clicked.
Today, most iPhone users know how to edit out offending content.
Today, do we unconsciously edit out news that does not fit our world-view?

What Fire Do You Feed?

What Fire Do You Feed?

Neither you nor I can escape the fact that our world today is being consumed by the fire of violence.
Yet there is also a fire that very much needs fanning into flame… the fire of love!
We each need to ask … which fire and I feeding?

Learning From Roller Coasters

Learning From Roller Coasters

One of the thrills for children is when their parents take them to a major amusement park and ride a roller coaster.
The thrills and excitements…the ups and downs… the fears and uncertainty of a loss of control.