We are unprofitable servants, and we live in ordinary times. Indeed, today is the 27th Sunday in ordinary time. I want to offer words of comfort today, and I apologize for starting off bleakly. But there is plenty that is…
We all suffer. We suffer the loss of parents, dear friends and family. We suffer injury in accidents. We suffer as witnesses to loss. We suffer the loss of our own good health and energy. And at some time or…
Well, we have Jeremiah down at the bottom of a well, Paul exhorting us that we haven’t shed any blood yet in our effort to do God’s will, and Jesus telling us He brings not peace but division. Yes, this…
We are celebrating the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the founder of the See of Rome and the Apostle of the Gentiles. They are celebrated together because they are both considered foundational pillars of the Church, and tradition holds…
Years ago Loretto put up a billboard on Motherhouse grounds that said, “When I was a stranger, you welcomed me.” It’s still there, right at the front entrance, along Rt. 152. So recently when local Catholic communities met to consider…
The May day was clear, cooled by a light wind. The billboard sparkled. Dominicans and Lorettos and other sisters and friends gathered on the parking lot above Kentucky Highway 55 to pray for immigrants and other marginalized groups and to…
I have three experiences to bring to these readings about the contention among the disciples when Paul brought the Gospel to the Gentiles; about John’s vision of the chosen standing before God and God wiping every tear from their eye;…
I came to Loretto on Sept. 15, the feast of our Sorrowful Mother, and it went over my head. But back then our other major feast day, the celebration of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, happened on…
Explore the rich story of Loretto’s peacemaking history in the Winter 2021 issue of Loretto Magazine. 1990s We are called to be missionaries of peace. … It means making space in our hearts for all, and believing that differences are…
Today’s readings are full of sound advice. The same way we wait until the pot comes out of the kiln, we listen to the whole speech. Don’t rush to judgment. Wait. Listen. Then judge. That’s Sirach. Give thanks to God…
Back when I was a fairly serious gardener, my overwhelming experience of spring was promise. The apricot tree would wait to bud until after the last hard freeze; the strawberries would not taste watery from too much spring rain; the…
When I was about 9 and my mother was pregnant and told me she was carrying a child in her womb, all of a sudden I recognized the word womb in the Hail Mary. I had never paid attention. I…