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Closed To Love, Open To Hate
We live in a time of pain and division. Daily, in the world and in the church, hatred, anger and bitterness are growing. It is ever harder to live at
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Paschal Mystery: The New You
Following is the last of a two-part series on the paschal mystery. Nothing in our culture prepares us to die. Invariably death takes us as conqueror, against our wills. We
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Paschal Death: Letting Go
Following is the first of a two part series on the paschal mystery. It’s cruel to talk about death, but it’s crueler still not to. Adult life is not child’s
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Making Room For Compassion
This column is a response to two letters I received recently: The first came from a lady whom I do not know. Among other things, she writes: “I appreciate your
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Abortion
Few things divide us as emotionally and decisively as does the issue of abortion. Any doubts I might have had about that were put to rest last week when I
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Sexuality
As a Catholic priest, I am seldom taken seriously when I speak or write about sex. Invariably the reaction is: “What can you know about it, you don’t have sex!”
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Suicide, Despair and Compassion
It’s been a bad spring; not for weather, but for suicides. Warm restless winds have stirred both nature and the human spirit and for some it’s been more than they
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Mary Magdala’s Easter Prayer
I never suspected Resurrection and to be so painful to leave me weeping With Joy to have met you, alive and smiling, outside an empty tomb
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Expressing Our Affection
Certain questions bring us pain. The question of love is frequently one of them. Have you ever experienced a love that gave you the sense that you were lovable despite
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Jesus Was A Good Loser
It is hard for us to love each other. Our relationships are too charged with competition, jealousy and violence. Win! Be the best at something! Show others you are more