Ascension and Mother’s Day

Today is Mother’s Day.  But it is a day for everyone…..What do I mean?  Well, it is a day on which we should all be reflecting on how we have nurtured another person or persons and also acknowledge those who have done the same for us.  To single out only those in our...

Prayer and the gun issue in America

I have been aware of the topic of “prayer” as part of the recent battles here in America over gun control following the tragedy in the Connecticut school.  More than once I have seen a theme pop up in discussion that brings God into the equation.  Already the equation...

Advent 2012

“I haven’t got a clue when the world will cease to exist, but on this, the first day of the Church’s Year, I know that the Lord returns to us every time we love, forgive, share, are compassionate, are generous and sacrificial toward one another. It...

Resurrection

Recently, my nephew and his wife were trying to explain Easter to their first grader.  They said she was troubled by the idea of it all.  I’d say for any child, the image of a man coming out of tomb would be an unusual thing for them to think about, and maybe even a...

Our Faith Compass: Spiritual Direction for challenging times

I mentioned, quite awhile ago, that I would be doing on talk on this subject matter.  I have completed it and will be giving it for the first time this week at St. Peter’s parish in Kirkwood, MO, a suburb of St. Louis in USA. For those of you familiar with our...

Busy USA Summer

We are about to depart for Australia and our three months of work there. A highlight for me this past July was a study pilgrimage tour of the holy places of St. Francis and St. Clare inRrome and Assisi. It was a test for my two new prosthetic hips and one I passed...