Category: Reflection
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Lessons From A Sunrise
I need to see the sun rise. I said it first to myself then I said it aloud to others. I knew it would rise but I had to make sure, to remind myself. I needed to bear witness to the dawn of a new day and let it bear witness that I am here, Read more
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I Offer My Tears – Prayers For Israel And Gaza
By geography they are Israelis and Gazans. By ethnicity they are Jews and Arabs. By religion they are Jewish and Muslim. By history they are enemies. At least, that’s what I’ve been told. I wish it were that simple. I wish I could draw a bright line between who is right and who is wrong. Read more
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And What About You, O God? – My Lament On The First Anniversary Of The Uvalde Shooting
Shortly after Easter I attended a retreat that focused on creativity and spirituality. In one of the workshops we were invited to write our own psalm. I knew that I would write about the mass shooting that occurred in Uvalde May 24, 2022, and the upcoming first anniversary of that tragedy. I was surprised by Read more
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Living In Suspense – A Sermon On John 10:22-30
“How long will you keep us in suspense?” the religious leaders ask Jesus in today’s gospel (John 10:22-30). I suspect we’ve all had times of suspense in our lives and we’ve all asked that question, whether of Jesus or someone else. Sometimes we experience suspense as a time of excited waiting and expectation. It’s the Read more
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Standing On The Threshold Eve – Ponderings And A Prayer For 2022
As we move closer to the New Year and that threshold Eve between 2021 and 2022, I’ve been thinking of the Israelites standing at the Eve of their entry into the Promised Land. What do you imagine they were thinking, feeling, and saying as they stood at that Eve and looked onto the Promised Land? Read more
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It Still Matters – A Reflection On The Feast Of The Holy Innocents, Matthew 2:13-18
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents – Matthew 2:13-18 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the Read more
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Confessing
What on earth were you thinking Mike? Why would you do that? What an idiot. There it was again, that familiar inner voice. At one time those words, that voice, were about what I had done. Now they were about having scheduled an appointment with Fr. Kelly to confess what I had done. Those words, Read more
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Remembering The Future – A Reflection On 2020
Twenty-twenty. When I say those two words I’m not sure if I intend them as a statement or a question. A lot of things could be said about 2020. It feels like we have been exiled from our homeland, from the way things used to be, from what was familiar and comfortable, and maybe even… Read more
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Thankfulness In 2020
“What could we possibly be thankful for in 2020?” That’s the question Steve Hartman of the CBS Evening News recently asked his kids in this video. I suspect many of us might be asking ourselves the same question Mr. Hartman asked his children. His daughter answered, “Well, instead of saying what we’re thankful for, we… Read more
Interrupting the Silence 