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Hope. The mission statement of the Diocese of San Bernardino ends with these words: Through the impact of the Gospel we seek to fill lives with hope. The readings of the Second Sunday of Advent (Cycle A) give us reason we must do this. In the Gospel, Jesus is introduced…
Urgency about the end of time pervades the readings of the First Sunday of Advent in Cycle A, the “Matthew” year. Maybe this end-of-time theme is fitting since this Sunday, not January 1, is NEW YEAR’S DAY for the Church! In the first reading, first Isaiah (there are three authors…
It started already in September. Red and green and sparkly. First on just a few shelves, and then like mushrooms cropping up overnight occupying more and more space. You know whereof I speak … Christmas decorations, suggestions for the gift-giving season, boxes of candy and toys galore. We no…
As we remember those who have gone before us and leaving us their example, I keep thinking that all of us are “on our way.” Just recently I attended a national conference which had as its thrust, “missionary discipleship.” For me these two themes fit together for several reasons. Since…
I’ve been watching the leaves fall from the old apple tree outside my window. I’ve come to realize it’s not a very orderly process. They don’t fall all at once, nor do they fall slowly from different parts of the tree at the same time. Right now there are places…
My phone, hence my camera is never very far from my reach. I love taking pictures! I have quite a collection of photos from many places, mostly nature! I just can’t get enough of the great outdoors! I take the pictures but don’t pay much attention to them at that…
Election Day looms soon. Almost buried under tons of divisive rhetoric, crude remarks, evasive maneuvers and all the rest of the unpleasantness, is our human desire for unity; for a common life that respects the dignity of each person: born and unborn, for inclusiveness; for peace; for welcome; for joy.…
This morning I was reflecting on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. There are a series of sayings of Jesus that follow this form: You have heard it said … but I say to you … I was thinking about some of the popular truths and cultural rules…
The finite one hundred and forty-four thousand, all washed clean in the blood of the Lamb, morphs, one sentence later, into a multitude which no one can count. The Lamb on the throne embraces such an infinite number beyond my self-righteous judgment of them that even I can be counted…
Recently a friend and I were on our way to a meeting in another state. We put our destination in the phone and faithfully followed the directions. Finally, Siri proudly announced, “Your destination is on your left.” According to Siri, our destination was a small house sitting back off of…