So the work of the preparation of the homily, and the work of listening, and the work of communicating, belongs to all the people
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it’s not boot camp
Let’s turn away the fundamentalists who propose a life of artificial asceticism, far removed from Christ
mystery revealed
Too often I catch myself in action wrongly thinking and living as if the life that I seek is hidden from me.
rhubarb & homilies
Even if the priest just repeated the word “rhubarb” the person with open mind and heart would hear God
THE encounter
Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but an encounter
seasons of growth
I remember a wise theology teacher asking: “do we live on the earth or in the earth?”
into the deep
daydreaming fills your mind and your worries morph into authentic prayer from the heart.
going for joy
an honest person’s pillow is their peace of mind
with authority
In the absence of God life’s little spooky prejudices take on power as the ultimate authorities for us.
the protagonist
Perhaps I’m too attached to earthly securities to have need for the good news that Jesus is speaking to me
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at table
Some of our best family laughs happened at the table and some of our biggest fights too
frontiers of hope
too often we are determined by the painful events themselves, the abuse, the abortion, the betrayal
remotest people
Yes, God keeps his promises. Yes In Jesus God lives at and in the peripheries.
the players
goodies and baddies, rich and poor, close friends and curious bystanders, and others wondering what all the fuss is about
re-membering
We journey this path as struggling Christians sharing intimately n our own lives the suffering and death of Jesus.