Memorial Day After Mass Shootings
My fear this Memorial Day is that once again nobody we do anything about mass shootings. Perhaps I look in the look in the mirror and ask what I can do.
Stop – Look – Listen… Rules For Our Roads
STOP – LOOK – LISTEN! As I celebrate 57 years of priesthood, I think about how many roads I have crossed, am crossing, and still have to cross. In this Vincentian Mindwalk review my life using the metaphor of the “rules of the road”.
Are You Looking Up… or Around You?
A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us today. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11) Instead of looking up to the heavens, should we be looking for Jesus’ footprints around us?
Are Christians “Woke”… Or “Waking Up”?
Today we increasingly hear about being “woke”. In this Vincentian Mindwalk I will try to move beyond any narrow political meanings.
Questioning God’s First Question
“Where are you?” Was God just asking Adam and Eve for directions? Or was God asking a deeper question?
What question is God asking you … and who will help you understand its importance?
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!