Jesus and Friends
Are we friends with the Jesus who comes to us today in so many different bodies?
How many of them so we know and include among our friends?
Can we recognize our own blindness to the “hard sayings” that challenge us today?
An Unorthodox Orthodoxy Test
There are all kinds of orthodoxy tests. We might even pass an orthodoxy oral exam. But how many can claim to actually lead lives reflecting this belief in crisis situations.
Vincentian Embodiment of the Jesus Movement
The Jesus Movement is rooted in Jesus’ experience of the love of God urging the neglected to become aware of their dignity! The Vincentian Embodiment of that movement is rooted in doing what Jesus did.
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.
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!