Friday, Seventh Week of Easter: May 18

Do you love me? Then feed and tend my sheep. (John 21: 15-17) The Scriptures are filled with stories of meals. As a student in theology, I was fascinated with the four Gospels, especially that of Luke, and the emphasis on the place, the function and the importance of...

Thursday, Seventh Week of Easter: May 17

I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word. (John 17: 20) On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus prayed for you and for me. What a comforting thought. A common contemporary quote attributed to St. Augustine is, “If you were...
Parish “Goated” into Action

Parish “Goated” into Action

Fr. Ken Alt, C.PP.S., pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Trinity, Ind., writes about a unique project that his parish took on this Lent: “Come on! Get my goat!”  It all started on Ash Wednesday as a Lenten challenge and opportunity for the practices of almsgiving,...
Wednesday, Seventh Week of Easter: May 16

Wednesday, Seventh Week of Easter: May 16

Be on guard . . .  Consecrate yourselves. Both sets of words appear in the readings for the day. Both readings also lead to impending departure. Paul is about to leave the Ephesus community, “never to see his face again” (Acts 20: 38). Jesus is speaking to his...
Wednesday, Seventh Week of Easter: May 16

Tuesday, Seventh Week of Easter: May 15

Eternal life is this, to know you . . . (John 17: 3)  “And eternal life is this, to know you . . .” But how do we know you? Do we know you from the inside? Do we know how you think? How you feel? On a crowded bus or in a shopping mall. There is a little girl. Do I...
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