Blogs and Franciscan Moments

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…

We live as hungry people in a hungry world that is often not satisfying. Everyone is looking for something that…

Ok, I’m dating myself with lyrics to a song from the Seventies, but that Five Man Electrical Band hit always…

“But what good are these?”  So says Andrew to Jesus, explaining that there is a boy with five barley loaves…

In light of the attempted assassination of former President Trump, I felt that I would heed President Biden’s National Oval…

In this coming Sunday’s Gospel, we will hear, “He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and…

We lost a friend to Saint Miriam last week. Donna Conway lost her battle to pancreatic cancer. I married Donna…

Dear Friends, Quick: what is the purpose of Christianity? If you had to write a Mission Statement for Christianity in as…