Mission Is Who We Are

Jesus told his disciples a parable:  “Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves an...

This reflection on Thanksgiving began in an entirely different, and darker, direction.  What I had on my mind was what it meant to be tha...

There is a lot to try and make sense of over these last few days.  Few of us can believe the pictures we see on television.  A great many...

Sunday is an important anniversary in the life of the Church.  I suspect it will, for the most part, go unnoticed.  Perhaps that is jus...

My good friend Bart grew up in a different time.  His mother had died when he was young, and his father, the county judge, was left to ra...

Most of my ministry has been spent caring pastorally for people who by anyone’s standards are quite well off.  I have taken it as my r...

The Gospel for this week (Mk. 10:2-16) has always troubled me.  When I was young and my parents had recently divorced, I found it very pa...