A Good Friday meditation/animation: Benedictine monk and cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) tells a story (“Whether it is true or not, I do not know. It happened thus”): They were all lined up, ill clad, some not dressed at all, men, women, and children...
“Lord God, your goodness enfolds all your creatures and all your marvelous works, and surpasses them forever, for you alone are eternal. You have made us only for yourself and restored us by your precious passion. You keep us in your perfect love. And all this is of...
How should we spend our final week of Lent and prepare for Palm/Passion Sunday? I propose that we get out of our comfort zone, and listen to something completely different. If we are going to be able to engage in the unexpected surprise of resurrection, then we need...
The woman Egeria in 381 set out from Spain on an epic journey to holy places in Palestine and Egypt. Her diary is astonishing. Paulist Press reissued Egeria: Diary of a Pilgrimage in 1970, and you can buy it on Amazon. It especially comes alive when she tells of...
No Fair! Story Lectionary 13 March 2016 Jesus Last Parables – Fifth Week God Plants a Garden (Genesis 2) The Story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) Noah Plants a Vineyard (Genesis 9) God’s Laws of Mercy (Exodus 23) Proverbs 24:30-31 (The Unkempt Vineyard) Psalm 115: The...
