Blogs and Franciscan Moments

Most of you have heard enough of my preaching that you won’t be surprised when I tell you that I…

‘Well, of course I am’, many of us would respond. I’m baptized. I go to church. I give in the…

Every time the Sunday Scriptures deal with the topic of marriage, I automatically recall one of my favorite passages from…

As the nation deals with the recovery from Hurricane Helene, I cant help but remember when Joel Osteen led his…

I was asked the other day how I was doing. I told my therapist, “All is want is peace.” Then,…

Dear Friends, I have been trying really hard not to get caught up in Facebook arguments. But the other day I…

I’m sitting here in my apartment in Assisi reading the Scriptures for this coming Sunday. As I read James explaining…

It has been said that Jesus came proclaiming an upside-down kingdom. It’s a catchy way of saying that so much…

Uh oh. In today’s gospel, Jesus says his followers must “Take up their cross.” These words always make me nervous—not because they…

Mark’s Gospel this week brings us that denouement moment when Peter says, ‘You are the Christ’! This is known as the Petrine…

Now there’s a word. It’s the Greek word Jesus uses in Mark’s gospel when healing the deaf man. It means be…

I have always loved this story in Mark’s Gospel. A deaf-mute man makes his way to Jesus, begging him to…

So, what are the “things that come out from within you”? That’s what Jesus asks this week in Mark’s gospel….

I’m going to be upfront with you. This Sunday’s Scripture and lesson is for you who take following Jesus seriously,…

If we take Eternity to mean not Infinite Temporal Duration but timelessness, then Eternal Life belongs to those who live…

Jesus Is Difficult. Ya, there is no doubt about it. And those teachings of His! Wow! Isn’t their an easier…

The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Over the last few Sundays,…

Dear Friends, In a little over a week, I’ll be heading to Italy to participate in a Revolution. I’m very excited…

“The celebration of the Eucharist is incomplete so long as there is hunger in our world.” So said the holy and…

“Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother?” Imagine that you were among the…