From Les Misérables: At the end of the day you're another day older And that's all you can say for the life of the poor It's a struggle, it's a war And there's nothing that anyone's giving One more day, standing about, what is it … [Continue reading]
A parent’s prayer
Tonight my wife and I were watching Les Misérables on TV. After we finished crying at the end, we looked up some of the lyrics. One of the lyrics that struck us most was near the end of the movie, when the barricades were being manned. It reads like … [Continue reading]
And, sometimes the penny drops
I had one of those, “the penny dropped,” experiences this morning. This morning before the Divine Liturgy, I was frustrated because of an interaction yesterday with a fellow priest in another state. It had to do with matters from at least four years … [Continue reading]
Religious nuts or devoted believers?
As the cartoon above finishes, “too bad he usually gets religious nuts.” All of us are very aware that religious nuts are much more prominent than fruitful believers. In fact, often it seems (and may very well be) that religious nuts … [Continue reading]
The wind of the Spirit?
OK, I found this photograph from back in 2010. So, there is the Patriarch of Moscow, and he does not appear to have any wind touching him. Then, there is the Patriarch of Constantinople, and he looks like he is in a windstorm! Between them is the … [Continue reading]
Kids and other adults
The cartoon above made me laugh in rueful memory. I can remember when our three daughters were teenagers. I can remember the almost inevitable fights that we had back then. They became teenagers in a foreign country and we had hoped that this would … [Continue reading]
Fallujah and memories
As you know, or may not know, a group with apparent links to al-Qaeda has taken over Fallujah, Iraq. Promptly the predictable political game began as to who “lost” Fallujah, and maybe Iraq. I remember that game well. I remember the game well because … [Continue reading]
One way to reach out to lapsed Christians
OK, look at the logo above. Now read a quote from the sermon that Pope Francis delivered on the Feast of Epiphany: I would like to tell all those who feel far from God and the church — and I say this respectfully to those who are afraid or … [Continue reading]
Situational Ethics and Politics
An editorial writer named Ruben Navarrette, Jr, recently wrote an article that I found to be most enlightening. Ruben is a Mexican-American editorial writer who generally tends conservative. He followed the Duck Dynasty controversy and then watched … [Continue reading]
On preparation for service to the Church
Recently Pope Francis spoke at the end of the 82nd General Assembly of the Union of Superiors General of religious men. With permission, he allowed notes to be taken and published by La Civiltà Cattolica, an Italian Jesuit magazine. The interview was … [Continue reading]
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