A Lot About Work As I regularly share a Little Bit About Work with you, periodically I would like to share A LOT. If we stop and really reflect, we will see that God has given us all A LOT. Productive work means increasing or making more of our time, our effort, our purpose, our […]
Shenanigans I want to begin by thanking the many who have worked so hard to make our new experience called Shenanigans a reality, particularly Gene Garcia, our Director of Liturgical Arts, who came up with the fun and creative name. We have hosted several already, and there are still more to come. If you
Asking, Requesting, Pleading, Bargaining, Negotiating A little bit of all the above runs through our scripture readings this weekend. Abraham is quite the negotiator with God on behalf of the people of Sodom. Their communal sin is so great that God comes down from Heaven to check the authenticity of their wayward behavior.
Looking Back As we journey through the Gospel of Luke, be aware that the entire Gospel is written as a pilgrimage towards Jerusalem. The destination is the suffering and death and Resurrection of Christ. I hope our recent year-long pilgrimage heightens your appreciation of this unique characteristic of the third Gospel. As with the other
My good friend and theologian Jack Shea consistently brings profound insights into spiritual matters, particularly for the scriptures. Please see his three volume work entitled Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels for Christian Preachers and Teachers published by Liturgical Press. You may be aware that I quote him often. One of my favorite insights that he
