It is interesting how death seems to be required to bring some families and some social groups together. They never seem to have time to be real family or friends unless someone has died. The rest of the time, they are too busy for you. As we near Good Friday, the impending sense of death … Read more
Humility is one of the calls of lent that we all to often ignore. It is a call that the Gospel this Sunday reminds us of. Those who wanted to follow Jesus came to the disciples and humbly said, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Jesus also reminds us that part of our calling … Read more
This Sunday we celebrate the Third Sunday of Lent, and we reflect on our nothingness. Saint Thomas Merton says that we must love and embrace our nothingness to the honor and glory of God. Jesus hints at this principle when he cleared out the temple. You see, just like the moneychangers of old, we far … Read more
This Lent we are going Back to Basics with quotes from Saint Thomas Merton. One of the basics of Lent is that we are called to live in hope. Hope of the resurrection and hope of the life to come. We are reminded in the Gospel of this hope. As Merton said, “Hope is the … Read more
I hear a lot of talk around this time about fasting. Lent after all is a way for us to fast and naturally gives us opportunity for good self reflection and centering. That is absolutely what it is designed to do. But as a priest it frustrates me because some of the fasting things I … Read more
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We take time at Mass to wander the streets of Jerusalem (and Augusta) with Jesus and see all the brokenness around him. While Jesus was being hailed as the King of the Jews, He recognized that those same people would eventually yell, “Crucify Him!” Even his own disciples, our forefathers … Read more