I’m so glad that it all does not depend upon me. In saying this, I don’t mean that I am shirking my responsibility to contribute to the world and to the hopes and dreams that we all have for a better more compassionate world where all receive the great dignity that we have as beloved creatures of a Loving God. …
BEFRIENDING GOD
Who has trouble finding their keys? Without fail, although I have told myself that there is a designated place in the house that I will set my keys, when I arrive home I place them somewhere else that is usually tied to a distraction that I carry into the house with me. …
FOLLOW THE LOVER
“Those who follow you, Lord will have the light of Life,” so today’s Responsorial goes (PS 1: 1-2, 3, 4 and 6).
What does it mean to follow? Are we afraid to follow? Does it show weakness in character or lack of confidence? …
HOLY NAKED
In the selection from Genesis today (Gn 3:9-15, 20), we hear the aftermath story of the “fall” of humankind. The “original sin” as it has been traditionally referred to…that moment when Adam and Eve decided to defy the Creator’s request and take the fruit of the tree of “Knowledge of Good and Evil,” despite clear instructions not to do so. …
KEEPING STEPPE
“The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song.” (Is 35:1-10 )
A “steppe” is a grassland region that is semi-arid, too dry to grow forests of trees, but not dry enough to be considered a desert. …