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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
I chose you . . . to go and bear fruit that will last . . . (John 15: 16) On this feast of St. Matthias, the call of Matthias makes me think: I may not have chosen Judas, but Jesus did! Jesus loves us and wants us to love him and love him in ALL others, regardless of...
