Lent 2010
I can see! You light up my life!
The Fourth Sunday of Lent – The story of the man born blind John the Evangelist is inviting us to ask ourselves: Who are the blind ones? Who are those who see? If you have time, read the entire story for yourself John Chapter Nine. It’s an important question for any of us who choose […]
A thirsty man meets a thirsty woman
We’re in an important series of Sunday scriptures used to help catechumens (those preparing to meet the Lord in baptism). In using this series of three stories (1) The Woman at the Well, (2) The Man Born Blind (next Sunday) and (3) the Raising of Lazarus, the Church all through its history asks John the […]
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Dear Friends, Ash Wednesday is upon us. And you may ask ~ what’s this Ashes thing” We Catholics like symbols. (So does Harry Potter.) What do ashes mean? What can they tell us about life? And death? And reality? When the priest smears ashes on the penitent’s forehead he says one of two poignant phrases: […]
I can see! You light up my life!
The Fourth Sunday of Lent – The story of the man born blind John the Evangelist is inviting us to ask ourselves: Who are the blind ones? Who are those who see? If you have time, read the entire story for yourself John Chapter Nine. It’s an important question for any of us who choose […]
A thirsty man meets a thirsty woman
We’re in an important series of Sunday scriptures used to help catechumens (those preparing to meet the Lord in baptism). In using this series of three stories (1) The Woman at the Well, (2) The Man Born Blind (next Sunday) and (3) the Raising of Lazarus, the Church all through its history asks John the […]
LENT 2010 – a suggestion for a lenten practice
Brothers and Sisters, For your Lenten practice for 2010, I recommend to you to just sit in silence for a few moments. Start with two minutes and build up to twenty by the end of Lent. There is very little silence in America today — even in Mass on Sunday. If you are uneasy with […]
