Archive for January 2024

“God appears to us disguised as our life.” “You Say it is a sin that I love the dog above all else?  The dog stayed with e in the storm, the man, not even in the wind.”  St. Francis When you read the title of this what did you think?  I’m betting it was something…

“No longer do I call you servants . . . I call you My friends.”  Jesus—as recorded  in The Gospel of John “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”  Hymn “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”  My mother Jean Who is your friend?  Why?  What do you most value about him/her? I’ve been…

“Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder the things of the past” The Prophet Isaiah “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.”  Jesus Do you make New Year’s Resolutions?  If so, what are they? At the start of a…

“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem . . . Magi came from the East.” Matthew 2 “The Christian of the future will be a mystic, or (s)he will not exist at all.” Karl Rahner Who were the Magi?  There’s ongoing speculation about their identity.  I think the answer in one respect is quite simple:  They…