Today, on this third Sunday of Advent, we are invited to rejoice! When I was a novice, our multi-talented Sister Luke taught us how to do calligraphy, and one of my favorite quotes to work on was from Dom Marmion…
Today’s Gospel reminds me of a story I heard some years ago. During WW II when jobs were scarce, a telegraph operator job came open and many people showed up to apply for it. They waited all day for someone…
When I went to El Paso in 1969 to teach English and religion at Loretto Academy, I was qualified to teach English, but didn’t share Matthew Marie’s optimism that I was automatically qualified to teach religion. I went to the…
When I was looking for a way to connect our readings for today to events in today’s world, I thought about the movie, “The Poseidon Adventure,” which came out in 1972. It was the story of a ship which capsized…
Today is the feast of the Holy Family. The whole world seems to love a good family story and the entertainment industry knows it. “The Godfather,” which introduced us to the Corleone family, ran through two sequels by popular demand.…
Once again, we have arrived at the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year. We’ve been here many times before, and it’s a good time to consider where we are and where we need to go…
It’s probably not news to anyone that I had many brothers and sisters and living and coping with that many siblings taught me some important life lessons. One of the most fascinating subjects I learned about was power — what…
In her book “So Far From Home” published in 2012, Margaret Wheatley said that the human race was on a roller coaster traveling at full speedwithout anyone knowing how to apply the brakes. COVID-19 has applied thebrakes — efficiently and…
As I began to prepare this homily, I thought about the fact that this is the last day of the Assembly and you’re probably mentally and emotionally worn out. Right? As Sister Regis Marie said to me one time when…
One of my favorite Peanuts comics shows Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown looking at the clouds and reporting what they see. Linus sees Beethoven, Lucy sees the Statue of Liberty and Charlie tells them he sees nothing. Later, Lucy asked…