The Bible reminds us often of the true humanity of Jesus. The tendency to forget that he shared “flesh and blood” seems to be a constant danger since we confess Him as Lord and Son of the Most High. But, as the Letter to the Hebrews insists: “he had to become like his brothers and… Read More »
FEBRUARY12017
I recently attended a reunion of old high school class mates. Even though it was fifty years since we had been together, the way we dealt with each other was reminiscent of our youth. We did not take into account that we had changed over the years but kept people in the same box they… Read More »
JANUARY312017
The gospels make clear there were many concerns competing for the attention of Jesus. When Our Lord responded to Jairus’ petition to help his sick daughter you sense an almost palpable relief on the part of the synagogue official. When the woman distracted Jesus from going directly to care for the young girl, Jairus was… Read More »
JANUARY302017
Since by definition an apostle is someone who is sent, the first apostle was a crazy man. Mark’s gospel tells the story of Jesus curing the wild man of the Gerasenes who lived “among the tombs and on the hillsides, always crying out and bruising himself with stones.” After the encounter with Jesus the man… Read More »
JANUARY292017
Imagine this: you pick six good numbers plus the red powerball. I have been blessed, you would shout. But Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Or you are coming out of the doctor’s office and someone asks, how did it go? You say, “I’m blessed. The doctor has given me a clean bill… Read More »
JANUARY282017
To answer Jesus’ question in today’s world, “Do you not yet have faith?” the late actress, Carrie Fisher, captured the cultural moment when she said, “The problem with instant gratification is that it takes too long.” We want immediate results, quick turnaround, ready cash. Which helps to explain why coming to faith is problematic in… Read More »
JANUARY272017
Nature was the catechism that Jesus used. He found God in the everyday life of people, in what they did and what they saw. He strove to teach in a vocabulary that people could relate to. As Catholics we often have very sophisticated explanations for the things of God. Transubstantiation! But I wonder if we… Read More »
JANUARY262017
I served as a deacon in La Purisima Mission in El Modena, California. We had a farewell party in the parish as I was returning to the seminary to prepare for priestly ordination. I thanked the people for accompanying me on my vocational journey. It takes many hands to make a priest, I said. The… Read More »
January 29 2017 Bulletin
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JANUARY252017
The story of St. Paul’s conversion was a major turning point in the history of Christianity — so important that the Acts of the Apostles tells the story three times and St. Paul himself reports on the incident directly in his letter to the Galatians. While the stories diverge in some details the one constant… Read More »
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