THIS FOOD MEANS LOVE After the heavy rains last week, our maintenance boy found a hapless but very colorful fledgling, a young bird, separated from its mother. Concerned that it must be so hungry but not knowing what species…
THIS BREAD IS JESUS, THIS BREAD IS YOU 19th Sunday The readings of the past several Sundays are deliberately chosen to stress the continuity between Jesus and the Church in the matter of the Eucharist. Many Christian churches gloss over these…
OUR FAVORITE FOOD What is your favorite food? Often we have something that we simply cannot skip on our dining table. Italians have their pasta. Japanese like their food raw and Koreans hot. Americans are known for…
WE ALL NEED THE SHEPHERD 16th Sunday If there is one psalm that never fails to move hearts, that must surely be Psalm 23, “the…
PROVIDENCE OR PROVISIONS This gospel (Mark 6:7ff) easily resonates in the heart of people who have felt God’s call and chosen to follow the attraction of his voice. This month I celebrate 16 years of responding to God’s call to…