text “Is there room for laughter during Advent?” The older woman was in her late eighties and suffered from severe diabetes…
text 2nd Sunday of Advent 2021: The Promise of Christmas As the days grow shorter before the great feast of the Nativity, it is sometimes hard to be “of…
text “At what time would you like your wake-up call?” The phone rang almost immediately when I entered my hotel room. Assuming the…
text “At what time would you like your wake-up call?” The phone rang almost immediately when I entered my hotel room. Assuming the…
text 1st Sunday of Advent 2021: The Coming of the Lord Today marks the beginning of Advent, a joyful season of preparation before the celebration of the…
text “The truth must dazzle gradually or every person be blind.” In her poem entitled “Tell all the truth, but tell it slant,” Emily Dickinson…
text “The truth must dazzle gradually or every person be blind.” In her poem entitled “Tell all the truth, but tell it slant,” Emily Dickinson…
text Solemn Feast of Christ the King of the Universe (and last Sunday of the Church year) Kings don’t amount to much these days. Elizabeth II has been much on people’s minds lately because…
text “Gotta Serve Somebody” When the album entitled Slow Train Coming was launched in 1979, one song from…
text “Gotta Serve Somebody” When the album entitled Slow Train Coming was launched in 1979, one song from…
text 33rd Sunday of the Year: Consider the trees As autumn slowly gives way to winter, there is a touch of sadness in the air, despite the beauty…
text “In case of the Rapture, this car will be abandoned.” Due to the snow storm, the trip back from Des Moines to Dubuque would take an…
text “In case of the Rapture, this car will be abandoned.” Due to the snow storm, the trip back from Des Moines to Dubuque would take an…
text 32nd Sunday of the Year: Pumpkins and Compassion This week, I was ambushed by a juxtaposition of images broadcast on several news channels. The…
text “A penny for your thoughts?” In a book entitled The Proverbs of John Heywood, published in 1546, we find…
text “A penny for your thoughts?” In a book entitled The Proverbs of John Heywood, published in 1546, we find…
text 31st Sunday of the Year: The Show of Love It is an auspicious moment. Today, the meeting of the “G20” concludes in Rome and COP 26 begins in…
text “Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go.” Listening to Nora Jones sing “Love Me Tender” triggered a memory of Elvis…
text “Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go.” Listening to Nora Jones sing “Love Me Tender” triggered a memory of Elvis…
text 30th Sunday of the Year: A Certain Blindness Today’s readings mingle themes of blindness and joy. The “Entrance Antiphon,” that psalm fragment…
text “Be careful what you ask for.” Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
text “Be careful what you ask for.” Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
text 29th Sunday of the Year: Servant Suffering [It has been another of “those” weeks – too much to do and too little time. So I’m offering this…
text “And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness..." One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian…
text “And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness..." One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian…
