What do you think happened when Michael Brown met Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department? While you are welcome to your personal opinions, our justice system is very different. The founders of our country knew very well that most crimes occur outside of any eyewitness view, and so the stories of victims and […]
Thanksgiving and Vatican Conference Reflections: My Report from Rome
Thanksgiving is a good symbol of the three day Vatican Conference I attended last week. Thanksgiving is the one holiday that all can enjoy no matter what faith we have. People travel great distances just to be together on that day, and the dinner table is famous for having all kinds of different people at […]
Gospel Reflections for November 9 2014: Feast of St. John Lateran
Gospel Reflections for November 9 2014 The first reading has a compelling image of a massive flood of water pouring out in all directions from the Temple in Jerusalem. This is good news? When I see anything like that I call a plumber, but here the image is a positive metaphor for God’s abundantly flowing […]
Gospel Reflections for November 2 2014: All Saints and All Souls Day
Gospel Reflections for November 2 2014 What about our loved ones who have died? Are they in Heaven? We hope so! Can we know for sure? Well …we can’t, but we can surely pray for them. The only people the Church makes any claim at all about heavenly status are the saints, and only after […]
Gospel Reflections for October 26 2014: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel Reflections for October 26 2014 Religion can become quite complicated at times. I am grateful when someone tries to keep it simple, truthful, and direct. That happens in this Sunday’s Gospel. A man approaches Jesus and simply asks “What is the greatest commandment of all?” What a great question! The man just wants Jesus […]