On Holy Thursday, when Jesus said, This is my body, was he referring only to the ordinary bread on the ordinary table in front of him? Father Richard Rohr, in his book The Universal Christ, believes that Jesus “was … speaking about the whole universe, about every...
Because today’s gospel is one of those stories about the fumbling, bumbling disciples who all too often miss the mark of true discipleship, it provides hope for all the rest of us who are likewise stumbling along. First, James and John manipulatively try to trick...
Do you know someone who is deaf and has a speech impediment? In our senior building, there is such a gentleman. The healing that I observe he has experienced is very edifying! When I and others meet him, he is able to communicate a joyful greeting as well as sincere...
This brief reflection will focus on the readings of July 29th. The theme of bread is recurrent in the Bible. Three of the four readings today focus on bread. Bread is food for the body but Jesus made it food for the soul. We begin with Elijah feeding a large crowd...
“We Walk By Faith, Not by Sight” (2Cor.5/3) Our readings today remind us that God is at work in us, in the world and in the spreading the message of God’s Kingdom. In the first reading, from Ezekiel tells of how takes tender care of the beautiful...
