Learning to Care – Dec. 4, 2019
“Perhaps one of these days we who are city dwellers will give up the myth of our powerlessness, turn around, and move in a new direction. We do not have to sit around immobilized, waiting for help to come. We can learn to care for our society, which in large part means learning to care […]
We All Belong – Oct. 3, 2019
“A group is the manifestation of this need to belong. A group can, however, close in on itself, believing that it is superior to others. But my vision is that belonging should be at the heart of a fundamental discovery: that we all belong to a common humanity, the human race. We may be rooted […]
Life Abundant
“The Gospel reading this week* is about someone asking Rabbi Jesus to make his brother divide the family inheritance. As is often the case, Jesus answers with a story. The essential message is “Beware.” Beware of greed, the lure of material abundance, the desire for The More. Why? Because your very soul is at stake. […]
Already Equipped – Apr. 11, 2019
“In what ways are you, in the life you now lead, a gift to others?… It is not uncommon to find that you are already exercising gifts that serve others in a priestly way and are in fact central to your priestly calling. God is able to work through and with us even when we […]