Similar Posts
commencement speeches and st. paul, the millennial
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook A few months ago some friends and I drove up to Austin to attend a graduation ceremony. We started talking about commencement speeches, and we noticed that most commencement speeches have two key elements in common. The first element is an emphasis on discovering your passion, talents, and gifts. The second…
dark powers – or, i am whoever i say i am
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook The first reading, from the the book of Genesis, tells of what follows immediately after Adam and Eve consume the forbidden fruit. We hear of Yahweh walking in the Garden, looking for Adam, calling out Where are you? With a hint of humor, we hear Adam hiding from Yahweh. His shame…
the leprosy of ingratitude
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Leprosy is a terrible disease. In the modern world we have it more or less under control, but in Biblical times leprosy was an extremely serious matter. Leprosy is a bacteria that infects the body and starts rotting away the extremities; it is very contagious, so much so that in Biblical…
Purgatory: The Hospital of Souls Where They Learn to See
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook Purgatory: The Hospital of Souls Where They Learn to See On All Saints Day, we celebrate the triumphant Church in heaven—the saints, the martyrs, the holy ones who have cleansed their souls through the blood of Christ. We ourselves are not part of the triumphant Church yet. We call ourselves the…
the urgency of finding life
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook The New World Order I was thinking about how we would respond if Jonah came to Floresville. How would we react if we heard this message; that Floresville or San Antonio will be destroyed in 40 days? Probably some people would ask him for proof. Probably he would get arrested for…
the masks we wear
Google+ Twitter Pinterest Facebook It is amazing to see how much we can learn about human nature by observing our children. A year ago my sister gave birth to a baby girl. Something very interesting occurred one day when I was visiting. My Mom was holding my baby niece in her arms and they were…
